Legal Opinion
Talkington v. Anchor Gasoline Corp.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided May 20, 1993No. 2:92-0050PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MORTON, Senior District Judge.
This case involves a breach of contract claim. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant corporation’s president orally promised to provide deferred compensation in lieu of the company’s standard retirement plan, and the employer defends primarily on the basis of the statute of frauds. This court has jurisdiction by diversity of citizenship. The court finds in favor of the plaintiff and awards damages in the amount of $33,000 plus prejudgment interest.
I. FACTS
The court conducted a bench trial beginning 17 March 1993, and makes the following findings of…
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