Gary's Implement, Inc. v. Bridgeport Tractor Parts, Inc.

NATURE OF CASE

This contract case, embodied in cases Nos. S-03-941 and S-03-1242, generally involves one transaction, the sale of a business by appellee, Gary’s Implement, Inc. (Seller), to appellant, Bridgeport Tractor Parts, Inc. (Buyer). The transaction was accomplished by execution of several documents on July 15, 1998. The three documents critical to this appeal are labeled: “Agreement,” “Promissory Note,” and “Non-Competition Agreement.” The three documents refer variously to one another. In this lawsuit, Seller generally claimed that Buyer failed to make certain payments due after the…