United States Eighth Circuit
VIKING SUPPLY v. NAT'L CART CO., INC., 01-2053
Summary judgment for defendant on a breach of distributorship contract claim was proper based upon the doctrine of frustration of purpose. Defendant did not breach distributorship contract as it was either terminable at will or had expired.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/22/2002
- Published 11/22/2002
Judges
- KORNMANN, District Judge., Before McMILLIAN and RILEY, Circuit Judges, and KORNMANN, District Judge.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Patrick V. Johnson, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Andrew J. Martone, argued, St. Louis, MO (Marvin L. Lindmark, St. Louis, MO, Kevin Conneely and Thomas C. Mahlum, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellee.