Hamilton Hauling, Inc. v. GAF Corp.

DIXON, Judge.

Plaintiff Hamilton Hauling, Inc., appeals from a jury verdict for defendant GAF Corporation in a contract action. The only claims of error relate to instructions. Fundamental to the instruction issue is whether John Bajt, an agent of GAF, had the authority to execute a contract on behalf of GAF. The contract in question required GAF, a manufacturer, to purchase a minimum of over $800,000 of raw materials annually from Hamilton Hauling for a period of ten years.

Bajt was a purchasing agent or buyer at GAF’s Kansas City plant from 1973 until 1980. Prior to that Bajt worked as an…