Prince v. Miller Brewing Company

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit by appellant seeking restitution for the money which he expended in the preparation for, and the operation of, a distributorship for Miller products, as well as a reasonable compensation for his labor, which he alleged were appropriated by the Miller Brewing Company by the wrongful termination of the relationship between it and appellant.

The case was tried to a jury, but at the conclusion of appellant’s case, the trial judge entertained a motion for instructed verdict on three grounds: (1) that appellant had failed to establish a cause of action; (2) that the…