Michigan Dessert Corp. v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co.

Plaintiff-appellant Michigan Dessert Corp. (“MDC”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-appellee A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. (“Staley”) in a breach of warranty action arising from the purchase of starch to be used in a strawberry pie glaze. Because this is a diversity action, Michigan law governs on substantive issues, but federal law controls on procedural issues. See Erie v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 68, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938); see also Jandro v. Ohio Edison Co., 167 F.3d 309, 313 (6th Cir.1999). MDC raises three issues on appeal: (1)…