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Downey plant, Olin Ordnance wanted to retain Mr. Palmer as a
consultant.
On May 2, 1994, Olin on behalf of Olin Ordnance1 and Mr.
Palmer entered into an agreement entitled “OLIN CONSULTING
AGREEMENT” (May 2, 1994 Olin/Palmer consulting agreement).
Pursuant to that agreement, Olin Ordnance retained Mr. Palmer as
an independent contractor to provide consulting services to it in
connection with, inter alia, the transition of Aerojet Ordnance
that Olin Ordnance had acquired from Aerojet during that year.
The May 2, 1994 Olin/Palmer consulting agreement was to remain in
effect until October 31, 1994, unless terminated sooner by mutual
agreement of Olin Ordnance and Mr. Palmer, by the death of Mr.
Palmer, or for other reasons set forth in that agreement.
Pursuant to the May 2, 1994 Olin/Palmer consulting agreement, the
term of that agreement could have been extended only by the
mutual agreement of Olin Ordnance and Mr. Palmer as set forth in
a written document.
In July and August 1994, certain representatives of Olin
Ordnance approached Mr. Palmer several times in an effort to
persuade him to accept a consulting assignment as an independent
contractor at Olin Ordnance’s plant in Marion, Illinois (Marion
plant). Olin Ordnance wanted Mr. Palmer to coordinate the
1For convenience, we shall hereinafter refer only to Olin
Ordnance, a division of Olin Corporation, and not to Olin Corpo-
ration.
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