Buffington v. Sasser

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Prior to 1972, appellant Robert Buffington and appellee Robert Sasser owned and operated separate mechanical subcontracting businesses known, respectively, as Dresco Mechanical Contractors, Inc., and Sasser and Company. The complicated factual scenario giving rise to this litigation had its genesis in 1972, when Buffington and Sasser entered into a joint venture which they incorporated as Dresco Corporation. Buffington served as the new company’s president and Sasser as its vice-president and chief operating officer. Dresco Corporation took over no business already…