Metz Beverage Company, a Wyoming Corporation, Appellant (defendant) v. Wyoming Beverages, Inc., a Wyoming…

Summary

The court held that summary judgment was improperly granted on Metz's breach-of-contract claim because the record supported an inference that the parties' oral distributorship agreement could be terminated only for cause. The court held that the statute of frauds did not defeat the claim, but affirmed summary judgment on fraud because the alleged misrepresentation was merely a qualified expression of desire, and on unjust enrichment because Metz could not recover the value of its goodwill without proving an enforceable contractual right to continue the business.