Legal Opinion
Wright Root Beer Company of New Orleans, Incorporated v. Dr. Pepper Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1969No. 26591_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
In a lengthy trial, redolent with acrimonious debates of counsel and lay and lawyer witnesses, 1 the jury found that Dr. Pepper Company had reneged on its agreement to recognize Wright Root Beer as its Dr. Pepper bottler in New Orleans, Louisiana, and assessed Wright’s damages at $150,000. From the judgment entered on the verdict Dr. Pepper appeals. We reverse.
Washington Ice-Royal Products, Inc., located in New Orleans, bottled and sold Wright Root Beer and Dr. Pepper, the latter under a written franchise agreement with Dr. Pepper Company. In the spring of 1963 Washington…
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- Miller v. Housing Authority of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
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