United States Eighth Circuit

In a dispute over the marketing of soybean seeds, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the district court did not err in finding that defendant had breached the parties' agreement by improperly licensing third-party breeding rights for seeds owing their lineage to restricted seeds provided by plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/14/2004
• Published 10/14/2004

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HANSEN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George Pazuniak, argued, Wilmington, DE (John F. Fatino, Des Moines, IA, and Michael Rosiello, Indianapolis, IN, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward M. Mansfield, argued, Des Moines, IA (Roger T. Stetson and Danielle M. Shelton, Des Moines, IA, and Paul D. Burns, Cedar Rapids, IA, on the brief), for appellee.