Sorensen

The appellant, who will hereinafter be referred to as the plaintiff, entered into a contract with the defendants Sorensen and Dee, who will hereinafter he referred to as the defendants, giving to the defendants the exclusive right to manufacture and sell Pyrate products within tho state of California for a period of twelve months from the date of the contract, July 10, 1925, with certain renewal privileges. This proviso of the contract with reference to renewal is the only question involved on the appeal; plaintiff contending that the contract had been renewed and that the defendant broke the contract by refusal to continue thereunder. In order to understand the situation of the parties, it will be necessary to state some of the facts as to which there is no disagreement.

The agreement between the parties may be briefly summarized as follows: The defendants entered into a contract with the plaintiff stating that the plaintiff corporation is exclusive owner of all varieties of cleansing product known and sold under the registered trade-name of “Pyrate”; that the defendants desire to act as exclusive agents for tho marketing of the product in the state of California, and in…