Kerner v. Hughes Tool Co.

Opinion

FLEMING, Acting P. J.

Defendant Hughes Tool Company (now Summa Corporation) doing business as Frontier Hotel appeals the judgment in favor of plaintiff Lewis Kerner in an action for breach of contract. The trial court found that defendant repudiated an agreement for plaintiff to produce “My Fair Lady” in the main showroom of the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas for 26 weeks at $75,000 per week. The court assessed damages from loss of profits of $10,000 a week at $260,000.

Facts

The evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the judgment (Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co., 3 Cal.2d 427, 429…