Legal Opinion
Cargill, Inc. v. Beaver Coal & Oil Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 5, 1997PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
Cargill, Incorporated, doing business as Northeast Petroleum (Northeast), a wholesale supplier of liq*357uid petroleum products, commenced this action against Beaver Coal & Oil Co., Inc. (Beaver), a retail seller of home heating oil and related products, and Citizens Fuels Corporation (Citizens) to collect payment for home heating oil that Northeast had sold to Beaver. Before it paid Northeast for the oil deliveries, Beaver sold substantially all of its assets and business to Citizens. When it was unable to secure payment, Northeast commenced this action alleging that Citizens was liable to…
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