Legal Opinion
Famous Brands, Inc. v. David Sherman Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1987No. 86-5029PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Famous Brands, Inc. (Famous) brought this diversity action, claiming that it had an enforceable, exclusive contract for South Dakota distribution rights to Everclear grain alcohol, which is bottled by the David Sherman Corporation (Sherman). Sherman withdrew Everclear from Famous and granted South Dakota distribution rights to a third party, Premier Wine and Spirits, when Famous did not carry Sherman’s entire line of liquors. Famous sued to enforce the alleged contract and brought additional counts for deceit and violation of the antitrust laws.
The district court 1 granted…
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