Gender Machine Works, Inc. v. Eidal International Sales Corp.

Defendant Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) appeals a summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Gender Machine Works (Gender) in an action for breach of contract. Gender cross-appeals from those aspects of the judgment that reduced its recovery through various offsets. We affirm on the appeal and affirm in part and reverse in part on the cross-appeal.

This case arises from ADM’s purchase of an industrial shredding machine and its alleged erroneous or misdirected payment for that machine. There are three “players”: plaintiff Gender, which was primarily responsible for building the shredder;…