SEMPLE v. FEDERAL EXP. CORP.

No. 08-2165.

566 F.3d 788 (2009)

John SEMPLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Elizabeth Baron Houy, argued, Michael M. Hickey, on the brief, Rapid City, SD, for appellant.

Jay L. Grytdahl, argued, Memphis, TN, for appellee.

Before COLLOTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.


GOLDBERG, Judge.

John Semple ("Semple") appeals the district court's grant of Federal Express Corporation's ("Federal Express") motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the district court.2

I. BACKGROUND

Semple began working for Federal Express in 1990. At the time he was hired, Semple signed an employment contract which included the following statement:

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