Legal Opinion
Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Wapco Constructors, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided August 17, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-147-BPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
Frito-Lay, Incorporated (Frito-Lay) filed this suit against Wapco Constructors, Incorporated (Wapco) for breach of contract. Thereafter, Wapco filed a counter-claim against Frito-Lay to recover retainage funds. Wapco also filed a third party action (which was erroneously entitled as a cross-claim) against Ed Nicholson and Ed Nicholson Associates, Inc. In this third party action, Wapco claims the Nicholson defendants defamed it and as a result, seeks both general and punitive damages and attorney fees.
This matter is now before the Court on the motion of the third-party…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bogosian v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Melanie Geisler v. Orlando R. Petrocelli and Pinnacle Books, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Lott v. HaleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- RIVER CITIES CONSTRUCTION CO, INC. v. Barnard & Burk, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- United States Environmental Protection Agency v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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