Florsheim Shoe Co. v. Leader Department Store, Inc.

The evidence discloses that from 1921 until the spring of 1935 plaintiff sold its shoes in Asheville exclusively to S. I. Blomberg and his successor, The Leader Department Store, Inc. In the spring of 1935 plaintiff procured another dealer in the town of Asheville and discontinued sales to the defendant. The defendant contends, and the jury found, that the sales to The Leader Department Store, Inc., and its predecessor were made under a contract of exclusive agency. The plaintiff denied the contract, and contended that it discontinued sales to the defendant for the reason that the defendant…