Geoquest Productions, Ltd. v. Embassy Home Entertainment

Plaintiff, Geoquest Productions (Geoquest), filed this breach of contract action against defendant, Embassy Home Entertainment, Inc. (Embassy), a videocassette distributor. Prior to trial, the trial court granted defendant’s in limine motion barring evidence of an alleged, prior oral promise guaranteeing minimum sales. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion.

In 1985, Geoquest produced a murder mystery videocassette program entitled “The Gold Key” which it planned to market as a prize game. Geoquest envisioned that it would sell the film in video…