Linz v. Champion International Corp.

Pat Linz appeals from a judgment of the Missoula County District Court dismissing his complaint for severance pay benefits allegedly due from Champion International Corporation, respondent. We affirm.

Linz was a salaried employee of the Intermountain Division of Hoerner Waldorf Corporation from 1962 to 1977. In 1977, Hoerner Waldorf was merged with Champion International Corporation. At the time of the merger, Linz was the data processing manager for the Division. As of April 1, 1977, Champion adopted a severance pay policy for salaried employees of either corporation whose employment was…