Legal Opinion
Essco Geometric v. Harvard Industries
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1995No. Nos. 94-1601, 94-1753PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this breach of contracts action, Essco Geometries, Inc., d/b/a Diversified Foam Products (Diversified), a materials supplier, sought damages from Harvard Industries, Inc. (Harvard), a manufacturer of office chairs, for Harvard’s failure to honor (1) a written contract for materials and (2) an oral contract for materials, both allegedly made with Diversified. On the written contract claim, a jury awarded $400,000 and the district court entered judgment for that amount for Diversified. The district court summarily rejected the oral contract claim…
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