Legal Opinion
Mississippi Power Co. v. Peabody Coal Co.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided January 2, 1976No. Civ. A. No. S75-125(c)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge*
I. Background,
Mississippi Power Company (MPC), plaintiff, has filed a civil action against Peabody Coal Company (Peabody) and Commercial Transport Corporation (Commercial), seeking $346,318,012.00 in damages for the alleged breach of a coal supply contract. Also sought were (1) a declaratory judgment that Peabody’s force majeure excuse for nonperformance of the contract is not valid; (2) a judgment requiring Peabody to specifically perform said coal supply contract; and (3) an injunction, pendente lite, requiring Peabody to continue to supply the full tonnage of coal…
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