Home Reader Service, Inc. v. Grappi

BATEMAN, Justice.

Appellee sued for damages for wrongful termination of his written contract with appellant, and was awarded judgment on a jury verdict.

The controlling issue is whether appellant’s termination of the contract was without cause, as found by the jury, or whether appellee’s conduct had furnished ample cause as a matter of law. We are in accord with the latter view and hold that appellant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict should have been granted.

The appellant was in the business of selling magazines and other periodicals on a monthly installment payment plan.…