Legal Opinion

Bernina Distributors, Inc. v. Bernina Sewing MacHine Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 2, 1981No. 78-1934PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

This diversity case involves interpretation of a contract between an importer and a distributor of sewing machines. By the contract Utah law controls on all matters of interpretation, application, and enforcement.

Defendant Bernina Sewing Machine Co., Inc. (Importer), a Utah corporation, imports and supplies Bernina sewing machines to plaintiff Bernina Distributors, Inc. (Distributor), a California corporation, under the contract at issue in this case. The problems that have arisen relate mostly to pricing and are caused by the fluctuations of exchange rates and decreases…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Tony Downs Foods Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
  2. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1975
  3. Thomas J. Peck & Sons, Inc. v. Lee Rock Products, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Maple Farms, Inc. v. City School DistrictNew York Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Robberson Steel, Inc. v. J. D. Abrams, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Guthmann v. La Vida LlenaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
  4. American Software, Inc. v. AliCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
  5. Sabine Corp. v. ONG Western, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1989

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