Legal Opinion
Mike D. Lee D/B/A Mid-South Investment v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1991No. 90-4649PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Mike D. Lee sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., seeking damages for two Wal-Mart shopping center construction deals gone awry. The case was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and tried to a jury on theories of breach of fiduciary duty and fraud or duress 1 . In their answers to complex special interrogatories, the jury found that Wal-Mart had breached its fiduciary duty to Lee and committed fraud or duress in connection with each deal, but they also found that Lee was estopped to assert his claims; that he…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Thigpen v. LockeTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Gaines v. HammanTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Fitz-Gerald v. HullTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Texas Bank and Trust Co. v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
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