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Employment/Agreement 11. James v. Taco John's International, Inc., 425 P.3d 572 (Wyo. 08/22/2018). Two Taco John's corporate executives sued Taco John's after they were terminated for employment agreement violations. Both executives signed an agreement that said they would devote all of their time, attention, knowledge and skills solely to the Taco John's business. One of the men's wives decided - Copyright 2019, Karen Morris, J.D., LL.M. and Diana S. Barber, J.D., CHE, CWP 9 she wanted to have a beef jerky franchise and the two men began to not only help her but spend considerable amount of time on the beef jerky business. The district court said the employment agreement was unambiguous and granted Taco John's motion for summary judgment. On appeal, the court affirmed the lower court's decision disregarding the plaintiffs' argument that the language to use all their time was meaningless as that would include personal time. The court disagreed since the verbiage was listed under a section heading of "other employment."

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