Thompson v. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12

Opinion by

Judge RULAND.

Plaintiff, Loren J. Thompson, appeals from the summary judgment dismissing his claim for vacation pay. He contends the trial court erred in ruling that, under his employment contract with the defendant School District, he was not entitled to payment for unused accrued vacation time upon expiration of the contract. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The contract established a three-year term of employment with a $62,500 annual salary, plus fringe benefits, including 20 days of vacation a year. Thompson was required to take at least ten days of vacation…