Legal Opinion
Erving Paper Mills, a Massachusetts Corporation v. Hudson-Sharp MacHine Co., a Wisconsin Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1964No. 14530_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Erving Paper Mills (Erving), a Massachusetts corporation, brought this diversity action against defendant Hudson-Sharp Machine Co. (Hudson-Sharp), a Wisconsin corporation, seeking $300,000 in damages for breach of contract.
The district court entered judgment dismissing the action, with costs to Pludson-Sharp, due to failure of the contract to comply with the statute of frauds. The district court’s opinion is reported at 223 F.Supp. 913 (1963). Erving appealed.
Erving operates a paper mill and manufactures and sells paper napkins. Prior to 1956, Erving generally…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bacon v. EcclesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Libman v. Fox-Pioneer Scrap Iron Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
- Erving Paper Mills v. Hudson-Sharp Machine Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1963
- Clinton Mills Co. v. Saco-Lowell ShopsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1925
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Roberts & Schaefer Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Merit Contracting, Incorporated, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Shatterproof Glass Corporation v. Libbey-Owens-Ford CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
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