Merle L. Hibbs, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. K-Mart Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Merle L. Hibbs appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Southern District of Iowa granting a motion by K-Mart Corp. (K-Mart) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (jnov) for Hibbs on his breach of contract claims.

For reversal, Hibbs argues that the district court erred in (1) ruling that the record was devoid of any evidence of a direct contractual relationship between Hibbs and K-Mart, (2) ruling that the record was devoid of any evidence that K-Mart acted improperly in terminating its sublease with Hanover Marshalltown, Inc. (Hanover…