In November 1997, Cover-It, Inc., hired Khalid Shah to work as its structural engineering manager. Shah agreed to work a flexible schedule of 35 hours per week. In exchange, he would receive an annual...

In November 1997, Cover-It, Inc., hired Khalid Shah to work as its structural engineering manager. Shah agreed to work a flexible schedule of 35 hours per week. In exchange, he would receive an annual salary of $70,000 for 5 years, a 2 percent commission on the sales of products that he designed, 3 weeks of paid vacation after 1 year, a company car, time off to attend to prior obligations, and certain other benefits. Either party could terminate the contract with 90 days’ written notice, but if Cover-It terminated the contract, Shah would receive monthly payments for the rest of the five-year term. In June, 1998, Shah went on vacation and did not return until September. In mid-October, Brian Goldwitz, Cover-It’s owner and president, terminated Shah’s contract. Shah filed a suit in a Connecticut state court against Cover-It and others. The court determined that Shah had breached the contract and rendered a judgment in the defendants’ favor. Shah appealed to a state intermediate appellate court. What was the result? Explain. Shah v. Cover-It, 86 Conn. App. 71, 859 A.2d 959 (2004).