Atlas Steel & Wire Corp. v. L & M Construction Chemicals, Inc.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Atlas Steel & Wire Corporation, to recover an amount allegedly due under an oral contract for the purchase of goods entered into between Atlas and Jack Bolin. L & M Construction Chemicals, Inc., was named as a defendant in the action, along with Bolin, Lawrence E. Schwietz, and J & L Supply & Steel Company. A jury trial was waived and a trial to the court resulted in a judgment in favor of L & M and against the plaintiff Atlas. It is this judgment only which forms the basis of the appeal by Atlas. The only issue facing the court is whether…