Legal Opinion
Gulf Oil Corporation v. American Louisiana Pipe Line Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1960No. 14140_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a contract for the sale of natural gas by Gulf Oil Corporation to the American Louisiana Pipe Line Co. Gulf cancelled the contract. It asserted the right to do so by virtue of certain provisions thereof which will be later discussed. American Louisiana disputed Gulf’s right to cancel the contract. It brought this action in the District Court against Gulf seeking a declaratory judgment, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, that Gulf’s cancellation was unlawful.
The case was tried by the District Judge without a jury. He rendered judgment for American Louisiana declaring…
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