Ott v. Buehler Lumber Co.

DEL SOLE, Judge:

This direct appeal is taken from the judgment entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County. The questions presented for review stem from the discharge of Appellee, Arthur Ott, by the Buehler Lumber Company while Appellee was under a five-year employment contract.1 For the reasons which follow, we reverse and grant Appellant a new trial.

*517Buehler Lumber Company, through its president, offered Mr. Ott a written employment contract for employment at its plant. Under the terms of this contract, Mr. Ott was to serve as Plant Maintenance Supervisor for electrical and mechanical…