Legal Opinion
Meredith v. John Deere Plow Co. Of Moline, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1950No. 14168PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This, is an action to recover $200,000 damages alleged to have resulted from the breach of an oral sales agency contract entered into by the John Deere Plow Company and C. P. Meredith in the fall of 1919, and, after his death in 1932, taken over by his son, M. M. Meredith, the plaintiff (appellant).
The action was brought in a District Court of the State of Iowa and removed hy the defendant (appellee) to the federal District Court. The defendant moved to dismiss the action upon the ground that the plaintiff’s complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Claiborne-Reno Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Lewis v. Minnesota Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Bendix Home Appliances, Inc. v. Radio Accessories Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Terre Haute Brewing Co. v. DuganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Faulkner v. Des Moines Drug Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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3Cited by21 opinions
- M. M. Meredith v. Martin D. Van OosterhoutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- FLORIDA-GEORGIA CHEM. CO v. National Laboratories, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- Merritt M. Meredith v. John Deere Plow Company of Moline, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- L. J. Hablas v. Armour and Company, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Elwin K. Shain v. Washington National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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