Legal Opinion
Publicker Chemical Corp., Liquid Specialists, Inc., Intervenor-Appellee v. Belcher Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1986No. 85-3356PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The Louisiana law of obligations governs this diversity action for breach of contract. Belcher Oil Company seized upon a dispute over $5,000 as a means of escaping an undesirable $5 million contract with Publicker Chemical Corporation. The district court entered judgment against Belcher. We affirm.
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Publicker owns petroleum storage facilities in Gretna, Louisiana. In January 1982 Publicker agreed to store Belcher’s petroleum products at the Gretna facility for a period of seven years. As required by the contract, Publicker renovated its storage tanks at a cost of…
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