Stark v. Kent Products, Inc.

Defendants, automotive part suppliers, appeal a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, a manufacturer’s representative. The plaintiff was retained by the defendants, under an exclusive agency arrangement, and was their sales representative to the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Corporation.

Defendants first claim error in the trial court’s allowing plaintiff and his witnesses to present testimony as to the definition of the terms "order” and "purchase order”. We do not believe the lower court erred in allowing parol evidence to explain the trade terms which were included in the agreement…