Legal Opinion
Ralston Purina Company v. Nabisco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1976No. 75-1444PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In mid-1972, the Ralston Purina Company (Ralston) entered into a contract to sell its frozen food processing plant located in Wellston, Ohio, to Freezer Queen Foods, Inc. (Freezer Queen), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nabisco, Inc. (Nabisco). In connection with this transaction, Nabisco presented Ralston with a guaranty letter in which it allegedly guaranteed the contract obligations of its subsidiary. Freezer Queen thereafter declined to perform the contract and Ralston brought the instant action solely against Nabisco for breach of the guaranty contract. The district…
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