Berutti v. Dierks Foods

Clifford Berutti filed an action for damages for breach of an employment contract when he was terminated by Dierks Foods, Inc. He was granted summary judgment in the amount of $15,800. Dierks Foods timely appeals from the summary judgment. Dierks Foods sells grocery products to retail outlets. Berutti, who was employed by a competitor, was contacted in February 1983 by Stanley Weinstein, a personnel recruiter for Dierks Foods. Weinstein forwarded Berutti's resume to Ronald Dierks, president of Dierks Foods, Inc., who thereafter dealt with Berutti. There followed several interviews concerning sales volume and compensation. Dierks told Berutti that he would want an increase in sales in his assigned area which should generate a million dollars in sales volume.