F.W. Kerr Chemical Company v. Crandall Associate, Inc.

Plaintiff, Frank W. Kerr Chemical Company (Kerr), appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) (1982) from the district court’s denial of its third motion for preliminary injunction. Kerr argues that the district court misapplied Michigan’s parol evidence rule in determining the extent of the contractual relationship between the parties. However, because we find that Kerr failed to file a timely appeal from the proper order of the district court, this court lacks jurisdiction and the appeal is dismissed.

In 1966, Kerr approached Atlas Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc. (Atlas), with a proposal…