Jack Schneider v. Russell Corporation, an Alabama Corporation

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by Schneider from the grant by the trial court of a motion for summary judgment and the dismissal of Schneider’s complaint seeking damages for breach of contract of employment with Russell Corporation.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This action was commenced on February 19, 1985 when the plaintiff filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against the defendant. This action sought an interpretation by the trial court of a contract of employment of plaintiff in accordance with plaintiff’s understanding that he had been employed as a commissioned salesman…