Legal Opinion
Royal Foods Co. v. RJR Holdings Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 2001No. 99-55634PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SILVERMAN; Dissent by Judge TROTT.
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Is a restaurant that buys wholesale quantities of perishable agricultural commodities and uses them in the preparation of meals “in the business of buying or selling” such commodities, and therefore, a “dealer” as defined by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930? We join the two other circuits that have considered this question in holding that it is— a restaurant that buys in the requisite quantities falls within the definition of a “dealer” even though it does not also sell the commodities in unchanged…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Christensen v. Harris CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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