Legal Opinion
Garwood Packaging, Inc. v. Allen & Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 2004No. 03-1848PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity suit, governed by Indiana law, in which substantial damages are sought on the basis of promissory es-toppel. The suit pits Garwood Packaging, Inc., which created a packaging system designed to increase the shelf life of fresh meat, and its two principals, Garwood and McNamara, against Allen & Company (an investment company) and a vice-president of Allen named Martin. We shall refer to the plaintiffs collectively as “GPI” and the defendants collectively as “Allen.” The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Allen and dismissed the suit.
Ther…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Firstier Mortgage Co. v. Investors Mortgage InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Scholes v. LehmannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Silivanch v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- R.E. Wood, Jr. And Julie Wood v. Mid-Valley IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- J.C. Wyckoff & Associates, Inc. v. Standard Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
30 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by45 opinions
- Roe v. ElyeaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Robert Sherman v. Patrick QuinnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Adrianna Brown v. Columbia Sussex CCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Estate of Barrett Ex Rel. Estate of Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Transport Corp. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.