Legal Opinion
Schecher v. Shakstad Electric & MacHine Works, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 21, 1987No. 15653, 15670PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Leroy Schecher (Schecher) appeals from summary judgment in favor of Shakstad Electric (Shakstad) on his claim for breach of employment contract.
Facts
In January 1985, Shakstad had distribution rights for Kohler generators in South Dakota, Wyoming, and northwestern Nebraska. Because of these distributorship territories, Shakstad decided to open a Rapid City branch of its business on an “experimental” basis and approached Schecher, who was an independent marketing consultant working with Shakstad. Schecher claims he was hired as a manager on a one-year contract with an annual…
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