Legal Opinion
Inman v. Clyde Hall Drilling Company
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 1962No. 116PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIMOND, Justice.
This case involves a claim for damages arising out of an employment contract. The main issue is whether a provision in the contract, making written notice of a claim a condition precedent to recovery, is contrary to public policy.
Inman worked for the Clyde Hall Drilling Company as a derrickman under a written contract of employment signed by both parties on November 16, 1959. His employment terminated on March 24, 1960. On April 5, 1960, he commenced this action against the Company claiming that the latter fired him without justification, that this amounted to a breach of…
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