Legal Opinion
Whetstone Candy Co. v. Kraft Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 25, 2003No. 03-10272PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The main issue in this appeal is one of contract interpretation. We must decide whether a settlement agreement between Kraft Foods North America, Inc. (“Kraft NA”) and Whetstone Candy Co. (“Whetstone”) binds Kraft NA’s subsidiary, Kraft Foods UK, Ltd. (“Kraft UK”). Kraft UK was not a party to the agreement and the express terms of the agreement do not reflect an intention to bind Kraft UK. We, therefore, uphold the express language that the parties agreed upon and conclude that the agreement does not bind Kraft UK. We deny Whetstone’s appeal and affirm the district…
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