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In the case of Duplissie v. Devino, a former employee sued his former employers, alleging that the employers had breached various agreements regarding unpaid compensation to the employee. The Superior Court judgment in favor of former employee in part and in favor of the employers in part, and awarded former employee a total of $152,323.55 in damages. The parties cross-appealed the judgment.

During the course of his former employment, the parties entered into various oral agreements under which the employee would receive additional compensation. The former employee alleged that in one agreement, an employer offered to pay the employee an additional $ 10,000 per year if the employee would forgo working for other parties in addition to his work for the employer and that the employer failed to pay the amount agreed on. On appeal, the former employee argued that the trial court improperly found that the employee failed to prove his claim of fraudulent misrepresentation. The appellate court found that there was no direct evidence that the employer intended not to follow through on his promise and thus the employee failed to show any fraud. Another employer argued that the trial court erred in finding an enforceable agreement for commissions based on construction projects completed. The appellate court held that the trial court properly found that a meeting of the minds existed between the parties as to how profit from the construction projects was to be determined; therefore that agreement was enforceable. The judgment was affirmed.

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Source: Duplissie v. Devino, 96 Conn. App. 673, 902 A.2d 30, 2006 Conn. App. LEXIS 347 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006)