Pennington's, Inc. v. Brown-Forman Corporation
Opinion
Opinion
2 F.3d 1157 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. PENNINGTON'S, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-35243. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 6, 1993. * Decided Aug. 11, 1993. 1 Before: BEEZER and HALL, Circuit Judges, and CONTI, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Pennington's, Inc. ("Pennington's") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Brown-Forman Corporation ("Brown-Forman") in Pennington's breach of contract action. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1332 . This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 4 * Pennington's contends that Brown-Forman violated the covenant of good faith and fair dealing implicit in the parties' distributorship agreement by terminating the agreement without cause. Pennington's argues that Brown-Forman was required to provide it more than the thirty day notice period…