M. M. Matthews, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Drew Chemical Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity action that was brought by appellee, M. M. Matthews, to redress the allegedly wrongful termination on June 25, 1968 of his employment with appellant, Drew Chemical Corporation. 1 Drew Chemical sought to justify its having fired Matthews by showing that on May 10, 1968, he had signed a contractual “memorandum of employment” that in either of two alternative ways prevented him from prevailing. 2 First, the contract was alleged to have given both parties the right to terminate employment by merely giving notice to the other party. 3 Secondly, Drew…