Legal Opinion
East Wind Express, Inc. v. Airborne Freight Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 9, 1999No. 23336-3-IIPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
— East Wind Corporation appeals a summary judgment finding that it did not have a franchise relationship with Airborne Freight Corporation and, therefore, Airborne could terminate its contract at will. Holding that East Wind is an independent contractor, not a franchisee, we affirm.
FACTS
Airborne Freight Corporation (Airborne) conducts a nationwide delivery service for packages from pick-up point to ultimate destination. Airborne receives packages at one of several stations located around the country; from there the packages go to Wilmington, Ohio, where they are sorted and routed to the…
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