Bannister v. Longview Fibre Co.

Plaintiff brought this action for breach of contract and a tort that he describes as breach of fiduciary duty, arising out of defendant’s alleged termination of the contract under which plaintiff performed road construction and maintenance work on defendant’s property in Oregon and Washington. The trial court granted partial summary judgment for defendant on the tort claim. Subsequently, after a hearing at the beginning of trial, he court concluded that plaintiffs failure to register with the Construction Contractors Board (Board) barred his contract claim, and judgment was entered for…