Allen v. Weyerhaeuser, Inc.

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff was under contract to drive a truck to haul defendant’s timber. He claims that defendant wrongfully terminated his contract. The trial court granted defendant a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s evidence. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff hauled timber for defendant pursuant to a contract signed in March 1985. Plaintiff previously had for several years been an employee for defendant as a truck driver. In 1983, he began working for defendant as an independent contractor.

The provision of the contract relevant to this dispute provided:

l. Scope of Work

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