Miller v. Wikel Manufacturing Co.

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The Millers claim that Wikel Mfg. and its president, David Wikel, began breaching the distributorship contract in 1982 by making direct sales to the Millers’ customers in Michigan; imposing price schedules on the Millers; and, ultimately, by wrongfully terminating the Millers’ distributorship contract. The jury specifically found that Wikel Mfg. had breached its contract with the Millers and that the Millers had suffered $1.5 million in damages as a result. The trial court entered judgment for plaintiffs on that count and in that amount. The court of appeals reversed this judgment on two…