Infra-Pak (Dallas), Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Carlson Stapler & Shippers Supply, Inc., Cross-Appellant

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Infra-Pak, Inc., (Infra Pak) manufactures automatic industrial stretch wrapping machines. Appellee, Carlson Stapler & Shippers Supply, Inc., (Carlson) is a distributor of Infra-Pak machines. In this Texas diversity case, Infra-Pak sued Carlson_for $17,250 due on the purchase price of two wrapping machines. Carlson counterclaimed for a like amount it claimed for assisting Infra-Pak in making an unrelated sale. A jury found Carlson was entitled to only $14,550 as compensation for assisting Infra-Pak and judgment was entered against Carlson for $2,700.…