Dixie Glass Co. v. Pollack
Texas Civil Court of Appeals
341 S.W.2d 530 (1960)
Relevant factsFree
Dixie (defendant) fired Pollack (plaintiff), its comptroller, without good cause two years into a five-year contract with three additional five-year renewal options, and the trial court awarded Pollack both his losses up to trial and anticipatory damages covering the remainder of the contract term including the option periods, calculated as the difference between what he would have earned under the contract and what he could earn from other employment during that same period.
IssueFree
Whether, if an employer breaches an employment contract before the end of the employment term, the employee is entitled to damages for the full term of the contract.