Legal Opinion

O.R.S. Distilling Company v. Brown-Forman Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 13, 1992No. 91-3419PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

O.R.S. Distilling Co. (O.R.S.), a liquor wholesaler, filed suit against Brown-For-man Corp. (Brown-Forman), a liquor supplier, alleging that Brown-Forman’s termination of its business relationship with O.R.S. violated Missouri law governing franchises. Brown-Forman moved for summary judgment, which the district court granted. O.R.S. appeals. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

O.R.S. is a licensed liquor wholesaler under Missouri law. See Mo.Ann.Stat. § 407.-400(1) (Vernon 1990). Brown-Forman is a liquor supplier as defined by Missouri law. See id. Brown-Forman offers four product…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Don H. Hullman v. Board of Trustees of Pratt Community College, a Public CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  2. Anthony Malcak v. The Westchester Park DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Swan Sales Corp. v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
  4. E. A. Dickinson & Associates, Inc. v. Simpson Electric Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
  5. Famous Brands, Inc. v. David Sherman CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Karen Snow v. Ridgeview Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  2. Gail L. Cronquist v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Tamrat Tademe v. Saint Cloud State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  4. Rebecca A. Berg v. Norand CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. Jerry O. Smith v. City of Des Moines, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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