1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 313 F.3d
  5. 313 F.3d 616 (2002)
 

DEVINE & DEVINE FOOD v. WAMPLER FOODS

No. 02-1066.

313 F.3d 616 (2002)

DEVINE & DEVINE FOOD BROKERS, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. WAMPLER FOODS, INC. and CUDDY FARMS, INC., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Cassis, with whom Cassis, Arena & Cayer was on brief, for appellant.

Joseph D. Steinfield, with whom Alexander W. Moore, C. Dylan Sanders and Hill & Barlow were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Devine & Devine Food Brokers ("Devine"), a Massachusetts food broker, appeals the district court's refusal to impute to Wampler Foods, Inc. ("Wampler"), a Virginia poultry manufacturer, a contractual obligation to pay Devine a substantial severance penalty. Devine contends that Wampler assumed this obligation when Wampler purchased a corporate division from Cuddy Farms, Inc. ("Cuddy"), the entity with whom Devine had negotiated the severance...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases