Legal Opinion

Computer Systems of America, Inc. v. International Business MacHines Corp., and St. Regis Paper Co.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 25, 1986No. 85-1445PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IRVING HILL, Senior District Judge:

In the spring of 1979, Defendant St. Re-gis Paper Company (“St. Regis”) urgently needed an IBM 3033 computer. That model was in great demand and in very short supply. IBM’s factory had many backord-ers and was allocating future production by a lottery which established an estimated delivery date for each order. St. Regis preferred to buy a Model 3033 directly from IBM. It had placed an order, and IBM had assigned an expected delivery date of September, 1979. The September date was unsatisfactory. St. Regis was just completing a large computer center in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  2. " MOORE" BURGER, INC. v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Bushkin Associates, Inc. v. Raytheon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  4. Hohenberg Bros. Co. v. George E. Gibbons & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Myers v. Gulf Coast Minerals Management Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1962

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Skycom Corporation and Gerald M. Walters v. Telstar CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  2. Southmark Corporation v. Life Investors, Inc., and Uslico CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. Richard G. Allen v. Adage, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  4. Hendricks & Associates, Inc. v. Daewoo CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. Ferrari v. Barclays Business Credit, Inc. (In Re Morse Tool, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989

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