Alden Press, Inc. v. Block & Co.

Plaintiff, Alden Press Inc., sued defendant, Block and Company, Inc., for breach of contract. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for the total amount allegedly due under the contract, $66,389.16. The trial court also awarded plaintiff costs, prejudgment and post-judgment interest. Defendant appeals from the judgment for plaintiff.

Defendant is a mail order company which sells it goods through catalogs. Plaintiff is a printer. In February 1981, defendant contracted with plaintiff for, inter alia, the printing and mailing of 100,000 copies of a bank and cashier equipment catalog, No.…