FLORAFAX INTERNATIONAL, INC., Appellee/Counter-Appellant, v. GTE MARKET RESOURCES, INC., Appellant/Counter-Appellee., 1997 OK 7

Summary

The floral wire service entered into a two-year contract with a floral products marketer to process consumer orders. Two weeks later, the floral wire service entered into a contract with the provider for telecommunication services. The provider failed to perform its duties under its agreement, and the floral wire service brought an action for breach of contract. The jury awarded damages to the wire service, including lost profits that would have been earned under the contract with the marketer. The appellate court affirmed in part and remanded, holding that the award for lost profits should be limited to a 60-day period in light of a termination notice clause in the collateral contract. The court affirmed in part and reversed in part. The court held that lost profits under the collateral contract could be recovered because the contractual relationship between the wire service and the marketer was within the contemplation of the provider when it agreed to provide telecommunication ...