Legal Opinion
Wayne Distributing Co. v. SCHWEPPES USA LIMITED
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 4, 1976No. 74-34-AppealPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
In this civil action Wayne Distributing Co. (“Wayne”) seeks compensatory and punitive damages from Schweppes U.S.A. Limited (“Schweppes”) for the alleged breach of a distribution contract and from Pepsi Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. (“Pepsi”) for the alleged tortious interference with that contract. In addition Wayne asks that both defendants be enjoined from performing any act in derogation of its obtaining and distributing Schweppes products as provided for by the distribution contract. The case was tried to a Superior Court justice sitting without a jury and on October 26, 1973,…
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