Legal Opinion
Acton Co., Inc. Of Massachusetts v. Bachman Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 11, 1982No. 81-1441PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves an aborted business transaction in which the Acton Corp. (Acton) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Acton Co., Inc. of Massachusetts (ACIM), sought to purchase substantially all the assets of Bachman Foods, Inc. Negotiations between Acton and Culbro Corp., Bachman’s parent corporation, culminated in the signing of a letter of intent on April 26, 1979 which provides for Acton “or a designated subsidiary” to purchase Bachman Foods. The letter stated that Acton was to assume most of Bachman’s liabilities to take over Bachman’s employee and pension…
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