Legal Opinion
c.ed Gaines v. c.w.jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1973No. 73-1090PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Under the terms of a written contract the plaintiff, C. Ed Gaines, was employed from October 1, 1969, to December 31, 1971, by the defendants C. W. Jones and C. W. Jones and Jones Investment Company d/b/a Summit Homes and Jomaco, Inc. Gaines’ services were terminated on May 15, 1970, and he subsequently sought damages for the alleged breach of contract by the defendants. The contract contained a liquidated damages clause that required the defendants to pay plaintiff $75,000 in the event Gaines was discharged within the first year.
The trial was held, with jury waived, before…
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- Stein v. BruceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
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