Kittle v. ConAgra Poultry Co.

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

James Kittle appeals the trial court’s orders which granted summary judgment to defendant ConAgra Poultry Company. Kittle filed the underlying complaint raising claims for breach of contract, violations of the Packers & Stockyards Act (PSA) (7 USC § 181), fraud and promissory estoppel. ConAgra’s motions for summary judgment were premised on judicial estoppel and the inapplicability of the PSA to the present action. Kittle also appeals the trial court’s order that granted ConAgra’s motion to compel arbitration. Because the trial court properly applied judicial…