Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Bottling of Elizabethtown v. Coca-Cola Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 1, 1987No. Civ. A. 81-48 MMSPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
The battle between the Coca-Cola Company (“Company”) and a shrinking band of bottlers has escalated with the Company’s proposal to supply the plaintiffs with sucrose-sweetened Coca-Cola syrup (“sucrose syrup”). Plaintiffs filed motions for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Company from supplying sucrose syrup and to amend their complaint to more accurately reflect their claims in light of developments since this action was instituted in 1981. A two-day hearing was conducted on July 8 and 9, 1987. The Court will briefly review the events leading up…
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