Schuermann v. American Ka-Ro Corp.

Ness, Chief Justice:

This is a contract interpretation case. Appellant (Employee) contends the trial court erred in denying him severance benefits under his employment contract with respondent (Company). We affirm as modified.

Employee seeks to recover under three sections of the contract: (1) section 2, which entitles Employee to a year end bonus equal to one month’s salary; (2) section 6, which requires each party to give six months’ notice of termination; and (3) section 7, a non-competition clause which provides that Company will pay Employee 75% of his monthly salary for two years after…