Legal Opinion

H. L. Peterson Company v. S. W. Applewhite, Ii, Et Ux., S. W. Applewhite, Ii, Et Ux. v. A. O. Smith Corporation and H. L. Peterson Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 3, 1967No. 23907PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge:

The background of this appeal is a suit which arose out of the sale by Peterson, a dealer, of a new type silo and related equipment manufactured by A. O. Smith Corporation to the Applewhites, father and son, who were dairy operators. Smith sued the Applewhites on a note representing the balance due on the purchase price. The note was secured by a chattel mortgage on the silo and related equipment. The Applewhites, in turn, asserted a claim against Smith and Peterson based on alleged false representations on their part in procuring the sale and purchase. Judgment…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Moore v. New York Cotton ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central Railway Co. v. TitteringtonTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Archer v. GriffithTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Dery v. WyerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. KrogerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. v. Houston National Bank, Defendant-Third Party v. Jack D. Baize, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  3. Moor v. County of AlamedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. William C. Brach, Cross-Appellant v. Amoco Oil Company, a Maryland Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Scott v. Bodor, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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