law-bonus-dispute | employment law - private employer | breach of contract | contract construction |
EMPLOYMENT LAW DISPUTES IN THE HOUSTON COURTS OF APPEALS |
Boondoggles Corp. v. Yancey (Tex.App.– Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 3, 2006)(by Radack)
[employment law, employment contract, breach of contract, BoC, restaurant manager, modification of
contract, contract construction, ambiguous contract, bonus pay, calculation of damages, remittitur, res
judicata, no identity of claims, parties, different capacities, attorney fees, disclosure of witnesses,
discovery not filed, CoD]
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Taft and Nuchia
01-05-00185-CV Boondoggles Corporation v. Johnathan Yancey
Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Reece Rondon)
(“Having concluded that the trial court properly found that Boondoggles never paid Yancey the bonus
required by his contract of employment and that Yancey demanded payment before filing this action,
the trial court correctly ruled, in conclusion of law seven, that Yancey’’s right to collect was due.”)