Legal Opinion
Winchester Packaging, Incorporated v. Mobil Chemical Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 18, 1994No. 91-3911PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Mobil Chemical Company, the defendant in a diversity breach of contract suit brought by Winchester Packaging, Inc., appeals from a judgment for the plaintiff of more than half a million dollars, arguing that it was entitled to judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or alternatively to a new trial.
Mobil owned a business that manufactured a plastic wrapping “paper” for gifts. The last stage in producing “gift wrap” is called “rewinding,” and consists of transferring the gift wrap from the very large rolls on which it is initially wound to the much smaller rolls on which it is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bullard v. Sercon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Emil Perzinski v. Chevron Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Hiram Ricker & Sons v. Students International Meditation SocietyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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