DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	8. On September 15, 2016 a Partial Summary Judgment Order was issued regarding the Company’s previously disclosed litigation, Continental Materials Corporation v. Valco, Inc., Civil Action No. 2014-cv-2510, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The suit regards a Fee Sand and Gravel Lease (“Lease”) between the Company as Lessee and Valco, Inc. (“Valco”) as Lessor that calls for the payment of royalties over the life of the Lease on an agreed 50,000,000 tons of sand and gravel reserves. In the suit the Company sought declaratory judgment and damages pursuant to the Lease on the grounds that Agreed Sand and Gravel Reserves of 50 million tons did not exist, and for other relief including return of approximately $1,470,000 in royalty payments made by the Company to Valco in excess of tonnage actually produced (“Prepayments”). Based on information obtained through discovery, the Company alleges, in addition to the abovementioned claims, nondisclosure or concealment by Valco of material facts concerning the existence of Agreed Sand and Gravel Reserves of 50 million tons, and breach of warranty concerning the same. Valco asserted counterclaims against the Company alleging breach of contract and seeking declaratory judgment regarding the Company’s refusal to make further royalty payments under the Lease. In the ordinary course of business and absent any breach by Valco, the Company is required to make quarterly royalty payments amounting to not less than $300,000 in a calendar year. In response to Valco’s breaches of contract, the Company stopped making royalty payments at the start of the 2015 calendar year. The Company has asserted partial failure of consideration as an affirmative defense to Valco’s counterclaims to offset the alleged back-due quarterly royalty payments and the amount due on quarterly royalty payments in the future. The Partial Summary Judgment Order resolved many of the Company’s claims in Valco’s favor, but did not resolve Valco’s counterclaims or the Company’s affirmative defense. During the third quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a $632,000 write-down representing the portion of the royalty overpayment paid prior to the statutorily allowed period because of litigation risk attendant to recovering that amount. The Company sought certification of the Partial Summary Judgment Order because it and its legal counsel believe the court improperly resolved factual issues in its Partial Summary Judgment Order that should have been decided by a jury. On February 23, 2017, the Partial Summary Judgment Order was certified for immediate appeal, and all other claims, counterclaims and affirmative defenses were stayed pending the resolution of that appeal. The Company filed a notice of appeal which was denied on July 2, 2018 for lack of jurisdiction and remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. Subsequently, the trial court vacated its September 15, 2016 Partial Summary Judgment Order and set the matter for trial by jury on all issues on January 28, 2019. The Company filed its Third Amended Complaint on November 16, 2018 in which it dropped its claim to recover royalty overpayments but continued to seek to recover $1,470,000 in Prepayments. The Company wrote off the remaining royalty overpayment of $627,000, previously reported as Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, as of December 29, 2018 due to filing of the Third Amended Complaint. At the trial preparation conference on January 18, 2019, the court informed the parties that the trial would be rescheduled due to an ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The jury trial on all issues was then rescheduled for May 13, 2019. On April 30, 2019 the court entered an order stating: “Due to a conflict in the Court’s calendar, the trial preparation conference set for May 3, 2019 and the May 13, 2019, trial date are vacated.” The trial date has yet to be rescheduled. The Company has paid royalties on approximately 17,700,000 tons, including the Prepayments, of the 50,000,000 tons of sand and gravel reserves through the end of the third quarter of 2014. The impact of these proceedings could have a material financial effect on the Company; however, the Company does not believe that there is a reasonable basis for estimating the financial impact, if any, of the final outcome of these proceedings and accordingly no accrual or reserve has been recorded in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

8. On September 15, 2016 a Partial Summary Judgment Order was issued regarding the Company’s previously disclosed litigation, Continental Materials Corporation v. Valco, Inc., Civil Action No. 2014-cv-2510, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The suit regards a Fee Sand and Gravel Lease (“Lease”) between the Company as Lessee and Valco, Inc. (“Valco”) as Lessor that calls for the payment of royalties over the life of the Lease on an agreed 50,000,000 tons of sand and gravel reserves. In the suit the Company sought declaratory judgment and damages pursuant to the Lease on the grounds that Agreed Sand and Gravel Reserves of 50 million tons did not exist, and for other relief including return of approximately $1,470,000 in royalty payments made by the Company to Valco in excess of tonnage actually produced (“Prepayments”). Based on information obtained through discovery, the Company alleges, in addition to the abovementioned claims, nondisclosure or concealment by Valco of material facts concerning the existence of Agreed Sand and Gravel Reserves of 50 million tons, and breach of warranty concerning the same. Valco asserted counterclaims against the Company alleging breach of contract and seeking declaratory judgment regarding the Company’s refusal to make further royalty payments under the Lease. In the ordinary course of business and absent any breach by Valco, the Company is required to make quarterly royalty payments amounting to not less than $300,000 in a calendar year. In response to Valco’s breaches of contract, the Company stopped making royalty payments at the start of the 2015 calendar year.

The Company has asserted partial failure of consideration as an affirmative defense to Valco’s counterclaims to offset the alleged back-due quarterly royalty payments and the amount due on quarterly royalty payments in the future. The Partial Summary Judgment Order resolved many of the Company’s claims in Valco’s favor, but did not resolve Valco’s counterclaims or the Company’s affirmative defense. During the third quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a $632,000 write-down representing the portion of the royalty overpayment paid prior to the statutorily allowed period because of litigation risk attendant to recovering that amount. The Company sought certification of the Partial Summary Judgment Order because it and its legal counsel believe the court improperly resolved factual issues in its Partial Summary Judgment Order that should have been decided by a jury. On February 23, 2017, the Partial Summary Judgment Order was certified for immediate appeal, and all other claims, counterclaims and affirmative defenses were stayed pending the resolution of that appeal. The Company filed a notice of appeal which was denied on July 2, 2018 for lack of jurisdiction and remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. Subsequently, the trial court vacated its September 15, 2016 Partial Summary Judgment Order and set the matter for trial by jury on all issues on January 28, 2019. The Company filed its Third Amended Complaint on November 16, 2018 in which it dropped its claim to recover royalty overpayments but continued to seek to recover $1,470,000 in Prepayments. The Company wrote off the remaining royalty overpayment of $627,000, previously reported as Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, as of December 29, 2018 due to filing of the Third Amended Complaint. At the trial preparation conference on January 18, 2019, the court informed the parties that the trial would be rescheduled due to an ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The jury trial on all issues was then rescheduled for May 13, 2019. On April 30, 2019 the court entered an order stating: “Due to a conflict in the Court’s calendar, the trial preparation conference set for May 3, 2019 and the May 13, 2019, trial date are vacated.” The trial date has yet to be rescheduled.

The Company has paid royalties on approximately 17,700,000 tons, including the Prepayments, of the 50,000,000 tons of sand and gravel reserves through the end of the third quarter of 2014. The impact of these proceedings could have a material financial effect on the Company; however, the Company does not believe that there is a reasonable basis for estimating the financial impact, if any, of the final outcome of these proceedings and accordingly no accrual or reserve has been recorded in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.