Dudley v. Boise Cascade Corp.

This appeal is from a judgment of dismissal entered on a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence at the conclusion of plaintiffs’ case in a jury trial. The action is by employees against their employer for salaries and bonuses allegedly due under a contract of employment. The appeal centers around issues of applicability of the statute of frauds and parol evidence rule.

Hawley Dudley, Sr., his wife, and his son, Jonathan Dudley, founded Poly Bead Board, Inc., in March, 1961. The company was engaged in the manufacture of polystyrene panels, a product used in insulation. In September, 1963,…