CAVE HILL CORP. v. HIERS

Record Nos. 020060, 020070.

570 S.E.2d 790 (2002)

264 Va. 640

CAVE HILL CORPORATION v. Phillip T. HIERS. Phillip T. Hiers v. Cave Hill Corporation.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy E. Cupp (Jenifer Dennison Cupp; Cupp & Cupp, on briefs), for appellant (Record No. 020060).

A. Gene Hart, Jr., for appellee (Record No. 020060).

A. Gene, Jr., for appellant (Record No. 020070).

Timothy E. Cupp (Jennifer Dennison Cupp; Cupp & Cupp, on brief), for appellee (Record No. 020070).

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ., and COMPTON, S.J.


Opinion by Senior Justice A. CHRISTIAN COMPTON.

These two appeals arise from a single action for damages alleging breach of an employment contract. The central question is whether the trial court erred in refusing to rule that the contract was clear and unambiguous, and in submitting to a jury the interpretation of the agreement.

To set the stage, relevant facts, mostly undisputed, that furnish the background and details of this controversy must be reviewed...

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