Legal Opinion
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Asbury Park v. Pepsico, Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided September 21, 1971PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MARVEL, Vice Chancellor:
Plaintiffs in this consolidated action are independent bottlers who in the 1940’s had been exclusively and formally appointed by defendant to prepare for sale over an indefinite period within specified boundaries a product known as Pepsi-Cola, a beverage derived from adding sugar syrup and carbonated water to a secret ingredient or concentrate marketed by defendant. Both appointments here in issue called for their termination or cancellation by defendant on the happening of certain events postulated in each such appointment. Thus, a prime condition of each appointment…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Asbury Park v. Pepsico, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1972