Legal Opinion

Player Pianette, Inc., an Iowa Corporation, and v. Dale Electronics, Inc., And

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 7, 1973No. 72-1632PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff-appellant, Player Pianette, Inc., an Iowa corporation, brought this diversity action in the Nebraska federal district court, charging Dale Electronics, Inc., of Columbus, Nebraska, with breach of a contract dated in late 1963. In an unreported opinion, the late Judge Dier granted summary judgment for the defendant because the action had not been brought within the five-year statute of limitations specified by Nebraska law. 1 Appellant contends that since the substantive law of Iowa would apply to this case, so also should the Iowa Statute of Limitations 2 which permits actions for…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Fischer v. WilhelmNebraska Supreme Court · 1941

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Richard "Bud" Steen v. Robert MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  2. Sedco International, S. A. v. CoryDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1981
  3. Grand Island Express, a Corporation v. Timpte Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Formerly Known as Timpte, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. Western Soils Company v. SkolnessDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1974
  5. Steen v. MurrayDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2013

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