Kozlik v. Emelco, Inc.

In the bifurcated trial of this declaratory judgment action to determine the rights of the parties under a contract of employment, the jury determined that the defendant-appellant employer, Emelco, Inc., had discharged the plaintiff-appellee employee, Michael D. Kozlik, without cause. The trial judge thereafter assessed the employee’s damages at $265,397.51.

FACTS

Emelco is a Nebraska corporation engaged in the business of leasing medical equipment to Helget, Inc., another Nebraska corporation, which operates home health care divisions in Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines, Iowa City, and Houston. Both…