Devine & Devine Food Brokers, Inc. v. Wampler Foods, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
313 F.3d 616 · 2002
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 3 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on PMP Associates, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co. · Linkage Corp. v. Trustees of Boston University · Meehan v. SHAUGHNESSY COHEN · Dayton v. Peck Stow and Wilcox Co · LiDonni, Inc. v. Hart
Most-quoted passages
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“To be sure, Wampler adopted many of the contract’s terms in appointing [the plaintiff] as its New England broker. But [the plaintiff] points to no evidence suggesting that, concomitant with Wampler’s designation of [the plaintiff] as its broker, Wampler acquiesced in all of the provisions of the [predecessor’s] agreement. Even though Wampler earnestly wanted to secure [plaintiffs] services, [plaintiffs] refusal to acknowledge that its arrangement with Wampler contained no severance penally is simply insufficient to create such a provision.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.