International Wines West, Inc. v. Patrick Distributing Co.

After a trial to the court in this action for breach of contract, judgment was entered for plaintiffs. Defendants appeal, and plaintiffs cross-appeal the amount of damages awarded. We affirm on the appeal and remand on the cross-appeal.

Defendant Patrick Distributing Company (PDC) was a beer distributorship. For several years, Bang, president of International Wines West (IWW), had discussed with defendant Patrick, president of PDC, the possibility of IWW’s purchasing PDC. The discussions began in earnest in the spring of 1983, and a sale agreement was signed in July, 1983. During that time,…