Shattuck v. Precision-Toyota, Inc.

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellant, Lemuel Shattuck, brought this action against Precision-Toyota, Inc. for breach of a noncompetition agreement. The case was tried without a jury and at the close of Shattuck’s case the trial judge entered a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee, Precision-Toyota. Judgment of the Superior Court reversed with directions that appellant Shattuck be granted a new trial.

In 1972, Shattuck had been in the business of selling used cars in Tucson, Arizona for fourteen years. He leased a lot on East Speedway on a month-to-month basis. Precision-Toyota was a…