Legal Opinion
Mercury Coal & Coke, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation v. Mannesmann Pipe and Steel Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1982No. 82-1145PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal derives from an injunction issued by the Federal Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in the suit of Mercury Coal and Coke, Inc. (Mercury or seller), of West Virginia, against Mannesmann Pipe and Steel Company (Mannes mann or buyer), an international company with its principal American place of business in New York State. The order barred Mannesmann from suing in New York to recover damages for an alleged breach by Mercury of a contract for the purchase of coal by Mannesmann from Mercury.
The determinant issue is the enforceability…
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