Lessley v. Hardage

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is an action for breach of an employment contract. Dean R. Lessley, plaintiff, recovered a judgment against defendants Samuel A. Hardage and three Hardage corporations following a jury trial in Sedgwick District Court. Defendants appealed, and we ordered the case transferred to this court pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c). Defendants contend that the trial court erred in overruling defense motions for summary judgment and directed verdict. Involved therein are the questions of whether there was an enforceable contractual obligation upon…