Frankel

Plaintiff Arthur M. Frankel sought damages for breach of an employment contract by his former employers, defendants Four Star International, Inc. and David B. Charney. The trial court, sitting without a jury, found defendants liable for breach of contract, and awarded plaintiff Frankel $75,000 in compensatory damages and $10,000 for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. Both plaintiff and defendants appealed from this judgment.

In an unpublished opinion filed on August 31, 1978 (2 Civ. No. 51824, hereinafter referred to as Frankel I), this court affirmed the trial court’s judgment “insofar as it determines that Four Star is liable to Mr. Frankel for breach of contract.” However, responding to defendants’ claim that the trial court had erred in refusing to make specific findings of fact concerning damages, this court directed that “[t]he case is remanded to the trial court for clarification of the findings of fact supporting the amount of the damages.” The judgment awarding plaintiff Frankel damages for emotional distress was reversed on the ground that the evidence adduced below was insufficient to support the judgment.

Upon remand, the trial court entered a…