Crown Products Co. v. California Food Products Corp.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages from defendant for breach of contract. The trial court found that defendant had breached the contract, fixed plaintiff’s damages at $8,610.35, and entered its judgment accordingly. Defendant appeals.

The facts are as follows: Under date of January 20, 1941, Joseph Smooke, general manager of plaintiff, and Neal Harris, secretary of defendant, on behalf of their respective companies, entered into a properly executed written contract whereby the defendant agreed to sell and the plaintiff agreed to buy ‘ ‘ during each of the years 1941, 1942 and…