E.W. Burman, Inc. v. Bradford Dyeing Association, Inc.

Syllabus

The plaintiff, E.W. Burman, Inc., appealed from a judgment in favor of the defendant, Bradford Dyeing Association, Inc., entered after a bench trial in the Superior Court. The plaintiff contended that the trial justice overlooked and misconceived material evidence and misapplied the law in finding that no oral contract existed between the parties. The plaintiff further asserted that the trial justice erred when she determined that the defendant was not liable under the theory of promissory estoppel. The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff's promissory estoppel claim was waived because the issue was not properly briefed and no claim of error was asserted in the plaintiff's written submission to the Court. The Supreme Court further held that the trial justice did not misapply the law and did not overlook or misconceive material evidence when she determined that no oral contract existed between the parties. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.