Heller Financial, Inc. v. Grammco Computer Sales, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Donald Grammer and Grammco Computer Sales, Inc. appeal a judgment in favor of Heller Financial, Inc. on its civil RICO, fraud, and contract claims. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
BACKGROUND
In 1979 Grammer left his position as a computer sales representative with IBM, Inc. to start Grammco Computer Sales, Inc., a company specializing in the marketing and leasing of computer equipment. Shortly after organizing Grammco, Grammer solicited the business of the Santa Rosa Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas which, through its director of information systems, Joseph Dixon,…
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