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*"Hoffman" = plaintiffs = Mr. & Mrs. Hoffman owned a bakery in Wautoma, Wisconsin; they hoped to enter the grocery business & operate a Red Owl store | *"Hoffman" = plaintiffs = Mr. & Mrs. Hoffman owned a bakery in Wautoma, Wisconsin; they hoped to enter the grocery business & operate a Red Owl store | ||
*A Red Owl agent repeatedly told Hoffman that he only needed $18,000 for a franchise | *A Red Owl agent repeatedly told Hoffman that he only needed $18,000 for a franchise | ||
|procedural_history=Hoffman brought suit against Red Owl for reliance damages (breach of defendants’ representations/agreements) | |procedural_history=Hoffman brought suit against Red Owl for reliance damages (breach of defendants’ representations/agreements) | ||
Trial court found for P → Ordered new trial w/ issue of damages for losses related to the sale of P’s independent grocery store, fixtures, and inventory | |||
Both parties appealed | Both parties appealed |