CROWELL v. CAMPBELL SOUP CO.

Nos. 99-3404, 99-3520.

264 F.3d 756 (2001)

Clifford CROWELL; Paul Doherty; Galen Drent; Paul Erlandson; Duwayne Falk; Scott Friesen; Wesley Fuerstenberg; Tim Kamstra; Delbert Klassen; Jon Lussenhop; Lowell Nystrom; Vern Olberding; Fred Portz; Robert Soodsma; Ken Spaeth; James Spangler; Judy Taber; Dale Tauer; Milo Veenstra; Brad Verburg; Roger Weertz; Roger Wipperman, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation; Herider Farms, Inc., a Texas corporation, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Vollbrecht, argued, Minneapolis, MN (William R. Royce, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellant.

Forrest A. Hainline III, argued, Washington, DC (C. Paul Carver, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellee.

Before HANSEN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and MILLS, District Judge.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

When Herider Farms, Inc. (Herider), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Campbell Soup Company (Campbell), decided to terminate its poultry production contracts with the above-named appellant farmers (Growers), the Growers brought suit alleging breach of contract, fraudulent inducement and misrepresentation, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violation of Minnesota Statute section 17.92, and various other claims. The district court...

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