Thomas v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

This is an action in assumpsit by W. A. Thomas, appellant, against the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, appellee, to recover damages for breach of an implied contract alleged to have resulted from the appropriation of an advertising idea submitted to appellee by appellant. The court below granted appellee’s motion for judgment on the whole record. This appeal followed.

On October 22, 1934, appellant wrote a letter to the Reynolds Tobacco Company stating that due to the depression he began to smoke cigarettes retailed at ten cents per package and discontinued…