Court Opinion

ID: 9568038
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 20:00:13.099644+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T10:24:17.497835
License: Public Domain

Birdsong, Presiding Judge,
dissenting.
I fully concur with Judge Beasley’s dissent but I feel compelled to write further. Words are to be given their natural meaning; phrases the same. The term “24 months” is clear, no more and no less. The contract further provides the salary shall be $40,000 annually “payable in 24 equal monthly payments.” How can there be any question as to what this means? It means 24 months in equal installments. In my opinion, the majority has read words out of the contract which are easily understood.
This contract was for 24 months and to deny this man his compensation is wrong.
I respectfully dissent.