Kelsoe v. International Wood Products, Inc.

The sole issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in directing a verdict for International Wood Products, Inc., d/b/a National Wood Products, Inc. ("International Wood"), on Carol J. Kelsoe's claim for breach of contract.1 We affirm.

Our standard of review requires us to view the evidence in the light most favorable to Kelsoe. See Alabama Power Co. v.Williams, 570 So.2d 589 (Ala. 1990). Viewed in that light, the evidence shows that Kelsoe's employer, International Wood, through Rene Hernandez, Sr., one of the corporation's directors and its major stockholder, promised…