Legal Opinion

Wells Fargo Business Credit v. Ben Kozloff, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 18, 1983No. 81-1452PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Wells Fargo Business Credit (Wells Fargo), a commercial lending institution, brought suit to recover payment of amounts wrongfully offset in breach of a no-offset agreement with Ben Kozloff, Inc. (Kozloff), for the accounts of Williamson Companies, Inc. (Williamson). Because we find that Greg Williamson was not an agent for Wells Fargo to receive a rescission of the no-offset agreement and that Wells Fargo did not waive the agreement, we reverse.

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Williamson and defendant Kozloff were both frozen seafood broker-wholesalers. Williamson bought seafood from…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Ford v. CulbertsonTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Southland Life Insurance v. GreenwadeTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  4. Alford, Meroney & Co. v. RoweCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Stowers v. HarperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Intermedics, Inc. v. Grady, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
  2. Austin Municipal Securities, Inc. v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. A.B.F. Freight System Inc. v. Austrian Import Service, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  4. Cho Mark Oriental Food v. K & K InternationalHawaii Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Custer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

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