Legal Opinion
Childers Oil Co. v. Exxon Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1992No. 91-2598PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Childers Oil Company and James and Erma Childers d/b/a Short Stop1 appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant Exxon Corporation in Childers’ action for breach of contract, tor-tious interference with prospective business relations, and fraud, and on Exxon’s counterclaims for trademark infringement, breach of contract, and recovery on a promissory note. Through a combination of waiver, the parol evidence rule, and the statute of limitations, the appellants are unable to recover. In addition, they offer no colorable defenses to Exxon’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Phillips v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Torbett v. Wheeling Dollar Savings & Trust Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Morgan v. Grace Hospital, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
- Kanawha Banking & Trust Co. v. GilbertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Nasim v. Warden, Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Cutting v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2002
- Parker v. Worcester InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Childers Oil Company, Inc. v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- DeVito v. Incorporated Village of Valley StreamDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1998
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