All Star Amusement, Inc. v. Jones

All Star Amusement, Inc. initiated this action for breach of contract and obtained a jury award of $39,150 in damages for lost profits. James M. Jones and M.R. Brand, Inc. contend All Star proved only a loss of gross profit but not net profit. Reversed and remanded.

This suit arose from the following set of circumstances: Jones, acting for M.R. Brand, entered into a three-year contract with All Star. Under the contract, All Star was granted the exclusive right to place coin-operated amusement, music and vending devices on the premises of a bar, known as The Point, owned by M.R. Brand. In…