ALLIANCE TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT COMPANY v. Lukens Tool & Die Co.

Defendant appeals an award of damages in the amount of $92,986.77 in favor of plaintiff entered by the court on a jury-waived trial. This is the third appearance of this case in this court. The two previous cases appear under the same title at 194 Neb. 473, 233 N. W. 2d 299 (1975), and 199 Neb. 489, 260 N. W. 2d 193 (1977), wherein the factual background is set forth. However, in a hopeful effort to facilitate an understanding of this rather complicated and protracted litigation, some of the facts will be repeated as well as supplemented by additions. The previous cases will be referred to as…