Myers v. Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission

The appellant, the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission (NEOC), agreed to pay the appellee, Lawrence R. Myers, to resign his position as executive director and relinquish his constitutional rights. The NEOC subsequently refused to honor the agreement. Myers brought suit, and the trial court concluded that the agreement was enforceable. The NEOC appealed, asserting that the trial court erred in various respects, including that the payment amounted to an unconstitutional gratuity, in violation of article III, § 19, of the Nebraska Constitution. We conclude that the payment was supported by…