Legal Opinion

Brown MacHine, Division of John Brown, Inc. v. Hercules, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 11, 1989No. 54442PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHAN, Judge.

Hercules Inc. (“Hercules”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding respondent Brown Machine $157,911.55 plus interest after a jury verdict in favor of Brown Machine in its action against Hercules for indemnification. We reverse.

In early 1976 Brown Machine had sold appellant Hercules a T-100 trim press. The trim press was a piece of equipment apparently used in manufacturing Cool Whip bowls. The initial sales negotiations between the two companies for the trim press began in October 1975. Bruce Boardman, an engineer at Hercules, asked Jim Ryan, Brown Machine’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. N&d Fashions, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation and Nelly Don, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Dhj Industries, Inc., a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  2. Frank E. Dorton and J. A. Castle, Partners, D/B/A the Carpet Mart v. Collins & Aikman Corporation and Painter Carpet Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
  3. McCarty v. Verson Allsteel Press Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. Idaho Power Company v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  5. Aaron E. Levine & Co., Inc. v. Calkraft Paper Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Rich Products Corp. v. Kemutec, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1999
  2. Klocek v. Gateway, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 2000
  3. Lee Sapp Leasing, Inc. v. Catholic Archbishop of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Master Palletizer Systems, Inc. v. T.S. Ragsdale Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1989
  5. Nordyne, Inc. v. International Controls & Measurements CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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