Legal Opinion
Continental Oil Co. v. Crutcher
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-2469PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HEEBE, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of Continental Oil Company, plaintiff herein (“Continental”), for a preliminary injunction to compel defendants to resume deliveries of natural gas to Continental under a certain gas purchase contract dated April 24,1972. Defendants terminated performance under that contract on April 1, 1976 when Continental refused to amend or renegotiate the contract following a drastic and unforeseen rise in the price and value of natural gas, which defendants assert was a force majeure event under the contract, and which…
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- Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- John H. Buchanan, Jr. v. United States Postal Service, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Thomas Wilson & Company, Inc. v. Irving J. Dorfman Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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- Manhattan State Citizens' Group, Inc. v. BassDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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