Watkins Products, Inc. v. Stadel

PAULSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint and from an order of the district court denying a motion by the plaintiff for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial.

The plaintiff, Watkins Products, Inc. [hereinafter Watkins], had a contract with Donald C. Bieber whereby Bieber agreed to sell the Watkins line of products under certain conditions. The contract between Watkins and Bieber was in writing and immediately following, on the same paper, was a surety agreement. On October 31, 1968, Bieber…