Rapidol Company v. Howe Company

Appellant, a manufacturer of a hair dye known as Rapidol, by written contract, appointed respondent its distributing agent for the Pacific coast, giving it exclusive territory, fixing its discount, and requiring it to purchase a certain fixed minimum and to sell no competing liquid hair dye. After a few months of operations under the contract, trouble arose between the parties, and appellant, as plaintiff, brought this action to recover $9,580.42 for merchandise sold and delivered, and $25,000 as damages for an alleged breach of the contract on the part of respondent. Answering, the…