Tidwell v. Toyota Auto Mart, Inc.

The plaintiffs, O’Dell Tidwell, Gary Pollock and Michael Bruce, each brought separate actions against Toyota Auto Mart, Inc., their former employer, to recover bonus payments allegedly due them. The cases were consolidated for a bench trial, following which the court entered judgments in favor of each of the plaintiffs. Toyota appeals from the denial of its post-trial motion and plaintiff Bruce has filed a counterappeal, alleging that the amount of the judgment in his favor was inadequate.

All three plaintiffs testified that they were employed under oral contracts. Tidwell and Pollock…