Zuider Zee Oyster Bar, Inc. v. Martin

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Bill G. Martin sued his former employer Zuider Zee Oyster Bar, Inc., a corporation, for wrongful discharge from employment.

The written contract of employment, allegedly breached, was effective for a period of five years from April 16, 1968. Martin was discharged on December 31, 1970. Trial was to a jury. Special issues inquired merely the amount of money Martin could have earned in the exercise of reasonable diligence from date of his discharge until trial on October 16, 1972, and the amount he would in reasonable probability earn in money from that date until…