Ralston Purina Company v. United Rice Milling Products Company, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Ralston Purina Company v. United Rice Milling Products Company, Inc., 479 F.2d 1043 (5th Cir. 1973)
1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 8697

Ralston Purina Company v. United Rice Milling Products Company, Inc.

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court finding that appellant, Ralston Purina Company, was not entitled to damages for an alleged breach of contract by appellee, United Rice Milling Products Company, Inc. We hold that the District Court did not err in finding (1) that the contracts being sued upon did not come into existence because an essential condition was not fulfilled, and (2) that appellant had received adequate notice of appellee’s intention not to perform. We also hold that the District Court did not err in not applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel. See Muhleisen v. Allstate Ins. Co., 203 So.2d 847 (La.Ct.App. 1967).

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED RICE MILLING PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Status
Published