Latex Glove Co. v. Gruen

Plaintiff, Latex Glove Company, Inc., appeals an order of the trial court dismissing its complaint against defendant, Alfred J. Gruen, individually and doing business as Marco-Gruen Printers. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred when it dismissed the action with prejudice and denied plaintiff the opportunity to further amend its complaint.

Plaintiff filed an original and three amended complaints, and unsuccessfully requested leave to file a fourth amended complaint. On May 18, 1982, plaintiff filed the original complaint, alleging that defendant produced a catalog for plaintiff…