Eastern Import-Export, Inc. v. Libby

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendants as a result of a directed verdict in a suit involving an alleged breach of contract.

The complaint was grounded upon a contract between the plaintiff corporation (appellant), a fireworks wholesaler, and the Libbys. It also alleged that the defendants (Libbys) had failed to pay certain legal fees incurred by the corporation on the defendants’ behalf and for which they were liable. The principal witness for the plaintiff was a Mr. Semel, an employee of the corporation.

Essentially, he testified that while he was sales…