Legal Opinion
Romano v. Basicnet, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 25, 1997No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment and order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: In 1992 Basicnet, Inc. (defendant) hired plaintiff to serve as its president for a period of five years. Pursuant to the employment contract, if plaintiff were fired without cause, he would be entitled to his salary for the remainder of the five-year term. In 1993 disagreements arose between plaintiff and the Chairman of the Board of Directors regarding personnel matters, and, following a meeting of the Board of Directors (Board) in January 1994, plaintiff was ordered to fire his son-in-law, who worked in the Marketing…
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