OTTER OIL CO. v. EXXON CO., U.S.A.

No. 87-4022.

834 F.2d 531 (1987)

OTTER OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON COMPANY, U.S.A., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Friedman, Jr., H. Lee Leonard, Lafayette, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Mary Anna Robinson, John M. Roper, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from a transaction or series of transactions among appellant Otter Oil Company (Otter), appellee Exxon Company, U.S.A. (Exxon), and a third entity, Crosby Chemicals, Inc. (Crosby). Their course of dealings is set out in a series of separate writings. The particular documents at issue in this case are: (i) a letter from Otter to Exxon dated December 20, 1983 (the "Letter Agreement"1, and (ii...

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