Roberts Express v. Bauman

This case is on appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas.

The facts of this case are as follows. Appellee, Roberts Express, Inc. ("Roberts"), is an Ohio corporation whose primary business is to provide time-sensitive surface transportation expedited delivery service to its customers throughout the United States. Appellee, Joseph Johnston, is an independent contractor/sales agent for Roberts. Johnston's exclusive sales territory is Southeastern Michigan and Northwestern Ohio.

In October 1986, appellant, Ben Bauman, began working for Roberts as a customer service agent. In…