Legal Opinion

Industrias Magromer Cueros y Pieles S.A. v. Louisiana Bayou Furs Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 24, 2002No. 01-30185PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Louisiana Bayou Furs, Inc. (“Bayou Furs”) and William L. Berry (“Berry”) appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law, or in the alternative, motion for a new trial. They also appeal the court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law for Indust-rias Magromer Cueros y Pieles S.A. (“In-dustrias”) on its force majeure defense. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This dispute arises from a contract for the sale of unprocessed nutria skins. On November 12, 1997,…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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