MEANEY v. CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL ASSN., INC.

(SC 15895)

250 Conn. 500 (1999)

EDWARD F. MEANEY III v. CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Kravitz, with whom were David J. O'Callaghan and, on the brief, Peter M. Wendzel and Jennifer D. Jackson, for the appellants (named defendant et al.).

John Rose, Jr., with whom was Scott A. Bennett, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Everett E. Newton, Cynthia L. Amara, Loretta M. Smith and Janet C. Spegele filed a brief for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association as amicus curiae.

Callahan, C. J., and Berdon, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, JS.


Opinion

PETERS, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, as a result of unconsummated negotiations for incentive compensation to supplement the salary and benefits provided by an enforceable employment contract, an employee may recover damages pursuant to a claim in restitution for unjust enrichment. The issue is not whether the employee has a contract claim for the payment of a reasonable incentive bonus, but whether, in the absence of...

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