S & P Brake Supply, Inc. v. STEMCO LP

¶1 S&P Brake Supply, Inc. (S&P) sued STEMCO LP (STEMCO) for breach of an alleged oral contract for a five-year arrangement to produce and sell remanufactured brakes. STEMCO claimed that the statute of frauds barred the oral contract and that the parol evidence rule precluded evidence of its formation. The District Court denied STEMCO’s motions for summary judgment and judgment as a matter of law. A Yellowstone County jury found in favor of S&P and awarded damages on the oral agreement. STEMCO appeals. We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Whether the District Court erred in denying…