Legal Opinion

B.F. Goodrich Company v. United States Filter Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 29, 2001No. 99-4353PublishedCited by 189 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff B.F. Goodrich Co. (“Goodrich”) appeals the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of defendant United States Filter Corp. (“Filter”) upon cross-motions for summary judgment in a diversity action for breach of a stock purchase agreement governed by New York law. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for trial.

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This case concerns competing interpretations of a single provision of a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”). Goodrich and Filter entered into the Agreement on February 27, 1995. Pursuant to the Agreement,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Taft Broadcasting Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  4. Willie Love TALLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRAVO PITINO RESTAURANT, LTD., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  5. Irwin Klepper v. First American BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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