Opinion

El Fredo Pizza, Inc. v. Roto-Flex Oven Co.

  • 199 Neb. 697
  • 261 N.W.2d 358
  • 23 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 342
  • 1978 Neb. LEXIS 625
Court
Nebraska Supreme Court
Filed
Jan 4, 1978
Status
Published
Author
Boslaugh
On the bench
White, Spencer, Boslaugh, McCown, Clinton, Brodkey
Cited by
48 cases
Authority
More cited than 8.9%

even in case of new business venture, where evidence available to furnish reasonably certain factual basis for computation of probable losses, recovery of lost profits cannot be denied

How later courts described this case

  • even in case of new business venture, where evidence available to furnish reasonably certain factual basis for computation of probable losses, recovery of lost profits cannot be denied
  • “In order for goods to be merchantable under section 2-314, they must be at least such as are fit for the ordinary purpose for which such goods are used. Under this implied warranty, no reliance upon the seller need be shown”
  • increased profits earned after *655 faulty pizza oven replaced indicative of profits lost as result of defendant’s breach of warranty of merchantability
  • increased profits earned after faulty pizza oven replaced indicative of profits lost as result of defendant's breach of warranty of merchantability

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Boslaugh, J.,

dissenting in part.

I dissent from that part of the opinion which directs that a remittitur be filed. A remittitur should be ordered only where the amount of the recovery which was excessive is subject to exact determination. See Lundt v. Parsons Constr. Co., 181 Neb. 609 , 150 N. W. 2d 108 .

White, C.J., and Clinton, J., join in this dissent.

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