Scutt v. Bassett

From a judgment in favor of plaintiff after a trial before the court without a jury in an action for damages (a) for conversion, (b) for unfair competition, and (c) to enjoin defendant from making automobile cranes or engine stands which are of the same construction as those heretofore manufactured under a contract by defendant for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

The evidence being viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff (respondent), the essential facts are these:

Prior to March, 1945, plaintiff was a salesman for the Stuart Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of automobile cranes. In…