Legal Opinion

Unimobil 84, Inc. v. Spurney

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 15, 1986No. 85-3460PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*215OPINION

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Unimobil 84, Inc. (Unimobil), appeals the dismissal of its action against Petr L. Spumey and Floyd W. Lewis, officers and directors of the Louisiana World Exposition, Inc. (LWE). The district court held that Spurney and Lewis were not personally liable for LWE’s indebtedness to Unimobil. We affirm.

I

Unimobil contracted with LWE, a nonprofit corporation, to construct and operate a monorail system at the 1984 World Exposition in New Orleans. In section 4.05 of their contract, LWE agreed that:

Fifteen percent (15%) of the Gross Admission Revenue ...…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  2. Brown v. ChaffeeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
  3. Chrysler Credit Corporation v. Perry Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., and Julian I. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  4. ALTEX READY-MAXED CONCRETE CORP. v. Employers Commercial Union Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. Massey-Ferguson, Inc. v. Bent Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Robert J. Guidry v. Bank of Laplace, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. Frank Landry v. Air Line Pilots Association International Afl-Cio, Taca Airlines, S.A. And Charles J. HuttingerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  3. Coates v. Heartland Wireless Communications, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1998
  4. Bankest Imports, Inc. v. Isca Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1989
  5. Guidry v. Bank of LaPlaceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1990

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