BASIN COAL CO., INC. v. Gulledge

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This is a breach of contract case.

Alvis Gulledge was employed by Basin Coal Company. His job was to persuade landowners to sign leases or options to drill prepared by Basin Coal, allowing Basin Coal to test the land for coal and to stripmine if it was feasible. Gulledge's employment contract was oral. He was to be paid $350 per week and a $10 per acre bonus on land that he acquired that was economically feasible for Basin Coal to mine.

Gulledge claims that Basin…