Curacare, Inc. v. Pollack

This is a breach of contract case.

After an ore tenus hearing, the trial court entered a judgment in favor of the employee and awarded damages of $8,500. The employer appeals, and we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Viewing the record with the attendant presumptions, we find the following is pertinently revealed:

The employee, Dean Pollack, entered into an employment contract with his employer, Curacare, Inc., on May 2, 1983. It appears from the contract and other evidence that Pollack's employment was to be for a "term of one year" at a salary of $562.50 bi-weekly.

Pollack began his…