Legal Opinion
Friendly Farms v. Reliance Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1996No. 94-4166PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which SUHRHEINRICH and NELSON, JJ., joined with NELSON, J. (pp. -), also delivering a separate concurring opinion.
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Friendly Farms, Inc. (“Friendly Farms”), is a farming operation located on 371 acres in Harrison County, Ohio. In 1982, Russell Merrin was hired to live on and manage the farm. In 1985, the Lewis Beck-man Company (“LBC”) involuntarily acquired ownership of Friendly Farms as the result of a foreclosure proceeding. LBC retained the services of Merrin, but did not execute a written employment…
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