Empire Manufacturing Co. v. Empire Candle, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court in a breach of contract action. The defendant, Empire Candle, Inc., (Empire) appeals from a judgment of $1,200,000 entered in favor of the plaintiff, Empire Manufacturing Company (Misc.er).

Empire argues on appeal that the district court erred: (1) in awarding Misc.er $1,200,000 in damages; (2) in concluding that Empire committed an anticipatory breach of contract; and (3) in granting, the temporary restraining order.

The parties tried this case to the district court, which took the…