Super Valu Stores, Inc. v. Loveless

Super Valu Stores, plaintiff, brought this action against C. E. Loveless and John J. Nelson, defendants, seeking $70,000 balance due on a contract to sell certain store fixtures. In a trial to the court, the trial judge found a valid contract existed and found for plaintiff. Defendants appeal and contend the circumstances surrounding dealings between the two parties show no contract was intended. The trial court found two letters between the parties constituted an offer and acceptance which created a valid enforceable contract.

Defendants purchased, exclusive of fixtures, certain real property…