Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Companies v. Henshaw

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice LAMBERT.

Appellee, Joseph Lester Henshaw, entered into an employment contract with his employer, Kentucky Farm Bureau, appellant herein, which provided for termination of the agreement, with enhanced monthly payments, upon ten days written notice. Upon termination in accordance with the agreement, Henshaw filed suit in the Union Circuit Court claiming that he was fired by Kentucky Farm Bureau because of his age. The circuit court dismissed based on the venue selection provision in the parties’ contract that required any action to be brought in Jefferson…