Opinion ID: 1727102
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: bond's allegations

Text: Bond contends that, prior to his purchase of Stephens's business, in September of 1981, he had a telephone conversation with Herb Berg, Trim-Line's Distributor Development manager, in which Berg assured him that he would be approved as the distributor for Trim-Line of South Alabama upon his purchase of the territory from Stephens. During that same month, a dispute arose concerning the ownership of Trim-Line of Alabama, a Montgomery distributorship which Bond had formerly owned and had, allegedly, sold without informing Trim-Line. Bond contends that, on 25 September 1981, Berg suggested that, in light of the threat of litigation concerning that distributorship, Bond might be wise not to own any distributorship of Trim-Line. He alleged he and Berg agreed that the distributorship called Trim-Line of South Alabama remain in Stephens's name, with the understanding that the paperwork would be completed and that Bond be officially named the distributor for that area when the dispute was resolved. In support of his allegation that he was, in fact, recognized by Trim-Line as its distributor, Bond presents evidence that Berg corresponded with him at the business address of Trim-Line of South Alabama in September of 1981, and that he, Bond, placed orders with Trim-Line for materials which were shipped to the business after he had bought it back from Stephens. Bond further contends that, at the time Lee Stephens entered the business offices of Trim-Line of South Alabama and confiscated the assets of the business, she represented to him that she was acting with the knowledge and authority of Herb Berg. Bond states, by affidavit, that Berg admitted to him, in a telephone conversation, on 11 November 1981, that he directed Stephens's actions.