Kendall Co. v. Plastic Engineering & Sales Corp.

RENFRO, Justice.

Appellant, The Kendall Company, was defendant in the trial court, and appellee, Plastic Engineering & Sales Corporation, was plaintiff below. From a $24,000 judgment based on quantum meruit, Kendall appeals.

At all pertinent times defendant was manufacturer of a polyethylene plastic tape known as Polyken, used as a corrosion protective coating over underground pipe lines. Plastic of Fort Worth and Cathodic Protection Service of Houston were distribu tors for Kendall under Sales Development Distributor Franchise Agreements.

In the late spring of 1959, all three of the above named…