Darrell A. Bennett, Petitioner/respondent on Review v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, an Oregon Corporation…

Summary

The court held that sufficient evidence supported the jury’s finding that Farmers had modified or waived the contract’s at-will termination provision, or was estopped from relying on it. The court also held that Farmers was not entitled to a new trial because the asserted jury-instruction errors were either unpreserved or legally insufficient, and the jury’s verdict was supportable under each theory. The court affirmed judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the tort claims because the parties’ relationship was not the type of special relationship that creates independent tort duties.