Andersen v. Blondo Plaza, Inc.

Plaintiff, tenant, recovered damages of $16,000 on a claim that defendant, owner-lessor of a shopping center, had breached a covenant against competition. The district court overruled defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and an alternative motion for a new trial. Defendant appeals. Assignments of error are related to interpretation of the agreement, nominal damages, and admissibility of evidence.

SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE

Plaintiff, a farmer with dairy cattle, began bottling dairy products and selling food in 1963. His first food establishment at 3641 Q Street, Omaha, has been…