Great Plains Supply Co. v. Erickson

GIERKE, Justice.

This is a consolidated appeal by Clifford and Carol Erickson from a district court judgment in favor of Great Plains Supply Company and by Douglas and Roberta Bjornson from a summary judgment in favor of Great Plains. We affirm the Erickson judgment and reverse the Bjornson judgment.

In 1972 Clifford and Douglas formed TriQuality Construction, a partnership engaged in residential and commercial construction. Carol and Roberta were not partners in Tri-Quality. Both Clifford and Douglas had been employees of Great Plains, and, after they formed the partnership, Great Plains…