M & M Electrical Contractor, Inc. v. Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation

OPINION

Brandon 0. Gibson, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which Andy D. Bennett, J., and J. Steven Stafford, P.J., W.S., joined.

This appeal involves the termination of a contract between an electric power distributor and an independent contractor. After a bench trial, the trial court concluded that the electric power distributor was justified in terminating the contract because the independent contractor materially breached the contract by violating a safety policy and an oral directive from the power distributor. The independent contractor appeals, claiming that the evidence did not…