Nottingham Co. v. Resource Materials Corp.

Cooper, Judge.

This appeal and cross-appeal result from a jury verdict against appellant on its claim against appellees and a verdict awarding damages to appellees on their counterclaim.

Appellant, a company in the business of buying, blending and selling chemicals, employed appellee Richard Melcher from 1974 through 1982. During his employment, Melcher became involved in the development of a product for sale to Arr-Maz, one of appellant’s customers. The product, known as FR835, was made by mixing two chemicals purchased from Emery Industries with several other ingredients. Appellant considered…