Huff Groves Trust v. Caulkins Indiantown Citrus Co.

Huff Groves Trust, Vista Packing Company, Dearhardt Groves, Inc., T & T Enterprises, Gardner Harvesting, Inc., and Nevins Fruit Co., Inc. (Plaintiffs) appeal the final summary judgment entered against them and in favor of Via North America, Inc. (VNA) and Compagnie Fin-anciere de Paribas (BNP). We affirm.

Caulkins, a subsidiary of VNA and BNP, operates a citrus processing facility in In-diantown. Each growing season, Caulkins purchases fruit from area growers under “fruit participation contracts,” a pooling arrangement.

Each of the plaintiffs sold fruit to Caul-kins for processing in various of…