CHIODO v. GENERAL WATERWORKS CORPORATION

No. 10473.

17 Utah 2d 425 (1966)

413 P.2d 891

VINCENT CHIODO, AND VINCENT CHIODO AND ETHEL CHIODO, AS FORMER STOCKHOLDERS OF BEAR RIVER TELEPHONE COMPANY, ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF OTHER PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED, PLAINTIFFS AND RESPONDENTS, v. GENERAL WATERWORKS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, BEAR RIVER TELEPHONE COMPANY, A UTAH CORPORATION, AND 2500 SHARES OF STOCK OF BEAR RIVER TELEPHONE COMPANY, A UTAH CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 5, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fabian & Clendenin, Peter W. Billings, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Pugsley, Hayes, Rampton & Watkiss, David K. Watkiss, Salt Lake City, Walter G. Mann, Brigham City, for respondents.


CROCKETT, Justice.

The plaintiff, Vincent Chiodo, sued for breach of a contract which employed him for a period of ten years as the manager of the defendant, Bear River Telephone Company, when he was discharged after three years. Defendant seeks to justify its action upon the grounds: (1) that plaintiff was guilty of insubordination and insolence to his superiors; (2) that he cheated the company in certain payroll practices; and (3) that he was disloyal. Upon trial...

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