Legal Opinion

Gold Kist, Inc. v. Pillow

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 24, 1979PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEARN, Judge.

Plaintiff Gold Kist, Inc. is in the business of buying soybeans from farmers. Defendant Will J. Pillow is a farmer in the business of raising soybeans for sale. By a series of written contracts the defendant agreed to sell and deliver to plaintiff several thousand bushels of beans. Depending upon when the several contracts were entered into, the sale price of the beans per bushel varied. The contract prices varied from $7.22 to $5.59 per bushel.

The defendant failed to deliver all the beans as contracted for and the plaintiff sued for contractual damages on two of the contracts.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Baird v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Benton v. AndersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1978

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wisconsin Knife Works v. National Metal CraftersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Valspar Refinish, Inc. v. Gaylord's, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2009
  3. Sacred Heart Health Systems, Inc. v. Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  4. Federal Express Corporation v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  5. Strategic Capital Resources, Inc. v. Dylan Tire Industries, LLCCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002

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