Opinion ID: 1911276
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: independent carrier agreement

Text: In July 1989, Valerie Brauner entered into an Independent Carrier Agreement with the Tribune. The agreement provided in part: WHEREAS, the Company is the publisher of the Fremont Tribune, and the Carrier desires to engage in the independant [sic] business of purchasing the Company's newspapers and selling and distributing same, the parties therefore mutually agree as follows: 1. The Company agrees to furnish the Carrier with a delivery schedule, and the Carrier agrees to deliver complete newspapers to all points on such schedule. 2. The Company agrees to sell, and the Carrier agrees to purchase sufficient quantities of newspapers to cover the delivery schedule, together with such additional quantities of newspapers as the Carrier may require in conducting his independent business of selling and delivering the Company's newspapers. 3. The Carrier agrees to pay the Company the balance due for all newspapers supplied or delivered to the Carrier by the Eighth day of each billing period (a billing period is four weeks) at the then prevailing wholesale rates for such newspapers. The Company, upon 7 days notice, may change rates in accordance with a general increase or decrease of said wholesale rates. 4. It is understood that the carrier is free to engage in other business activities, but he agrees that the Company's newspapers will be delivered in a timely manner in accordance with said delivery schedule. The Carrier agrees that he will insert no foreign matter into such newspapers without the prior consent of the Company. 5. The Company and the Carrier agree that either party may terminate this Agreement upon twenty-four (24) days written notice, or such shorter time as may be mutually agreed upon. The Tribune supplies several items to assist the carriers in their route duties: a Carrier Hand Book, a Vacation Handbook for Your Substitute, a collections receipt card, and a collection calendar. The collections receipt card is used to keep track of which customers have paid during each collection period. The collection calendar instructs carriers regarding when the collections are to be done, when they are not to be done, and when the carriers' payments to the Tribune are due.