Pillsbury Co., Inc. v. Wells Dairy, Inc.

Decided July 11, 2008. David Wiggins wrote the opinion for the court.

752 N.W.2d 430 · Cited 127 times

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• Miller v. Geerlings · 128 N.W.2d 207
• Grimes v. Toensing · 277 N.W. 236
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