Legal Opinion

Savannah Sugar Refinery, Division of Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc. v. RC Canada Dry Bottling Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 14, 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWERTON, Judge.

Savannah Sugar Refinery appeals from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court awarding RC Canada Dry Bottling Company $16,119.74, and dismissing Savannah’s counterclaim for $475,892.62. The allegations of error relate to. the interpretation of a contract between the parties.

The price of sugar had been fairly stable prior to 1974. The parties had contracted to sell and buy sugar on four occasions. Each of the four contracts contained a provision that “any portion of this contract that is unshipped after (the contract date) will be cancelled.”

The sugar market became extremely…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  2. Peaslee-Gaulbert Company v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
  3. Hall v. HamlinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Guarantee Electric Co. v. Big Rivers Electric Corp.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1987
  2. S.R. Blanton Development, Inc. v. Investors Realty & Management Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1991
  3. Board of Regents of Kentucky State University v. GaleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1995
  4. Enzweiler v. Peoples Deposit Bank of BurlingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1987
  5. United States Achievement Academy, LLC v. Pitney Bowes, Inc.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2006

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