Legal Opinion
Alexandria Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 14, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-120PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
This civil action involves a dispute over the sale of the popular soft-drink “diet Coke.” The plaintiffs, Alexandria Coca-Cola Bottling, Ltd. and Coca-Cola Bottling of Presque Isle, Maine, 1 seek declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief against the Coca-Cola Company (“the Company”) for an alleged breach of contract, violation of two 1921 Consent Decrees, 2 trademark in fringement, dilution of trademark value, and federal antitrust violations. 3 Pending before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on their contract claim, Plaintiffs’ contend…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Aetna Business Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Dixie Campers, Inc. v. Vesely Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Elizabethtown, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1988
- Elmer v. Tenneco Resins, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1988
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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