Hayes (P) was an employee of Plantations (D). P worked for the company from 1947 until 1972. P announced his retirement and then discussed a pension plan with an officer and stockholder of D one week before his effective retirement date. There was no formal contract and only a promise by an officer of the corporation that P would be taken care of. Payments began to be made but were stopped three years later. The trial judge ruled that P was entitled to his payments. D appealed.

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