Legal Opinion

Arnold Palmer Golf Company v. Fuqua Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 31, 1976No. 75-1964PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCREE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Fuqua Industries, Inc. (Fuqua) in an action for breach of contract. The district court determined that a document captioned “Memorandum of Intent” and signed by both parties was not a contract because it evidenced the intent of the parties not to be contractually bound. We reverse and remand for trial.

Arnold Palmer Golf Company (Palmer) was incorporated under Ohio law in 1961, and has been primarily engaged in designing and marketing various lines of golf clubs, balls, bags,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. S. J. Groves & Sons Company v. Ohio Turnpike CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
  2. Melo-Sonics Corporation and Southwest Oil Corporation v. David Cropp, Chalmers C. Jordan, Robert W. Lingo and Glass-Tite Industries, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  3. Smith v. . DotterweichNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
  4. Itek Corporation v. Chicago Aerial Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1968
  5. New York Central Railroad Co. v. General Motors Corp.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1960

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  3. United Slate, Tile and Composition Roofers, Damp and Waterproof Workers Association, Local 307 v. G & M Roofing and Sheet Metal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  4. Normandy Place Associates v. BeyerOhio Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Damora v. Christ-JanerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981

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