Legal Opinion
Green River Bottling Co. v. Green River Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1993No. 92-3577PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) from the denial of a preliminary injunction in a diversity case arising out of a contract dispute. The dispute is a simple one, involving small stakes, but it has been allowed to escalate. The case is three and a half years old, with no end in sight. As sometimes happens, the lawyers and the district judge have allowed the ease to get out of hand. It must be placed on a steady course to an early resolution.
“Green River” is the trademark under which Sethness-Greenleaf, Inc. sold to bottlers a soft drink, and to restaurants a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- The Original Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Company, Incorporated v. River Valley Cookies, Limited, Robert M. Sigel, Paula SigelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Processed Plastic Company, Counterdefendant-Appellant v. Warner Communications, Inc., and Warner Bros., Inc., Counterplaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Brenda Curtis v. James R. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Pepsico, Inc. v. The Grapette Company, Inc., and Grapette-Aristocrat, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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