Legal Opinion
Chapman & Cole v. Itel Container International B.V.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1989No. 87-2973PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This action arose over the commercial lease of a container yard. Chapman & Cole (Chapman), the landlord, brought this suit seeking recovery for failure to pay rent and failure to maintain the premises properly against Itel Container International B.V. (Itel), the tenant. Itel counterclaimed alleging that Chapman had failed to design and construct the container yard adequately and alleging a RICO violation by Chapman and one of its employees, Mr. Norman Ehrentraut.
Itel appeals the final judgment award of $562,573.62, plus costs and expenses and attorneys fees…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- City of Pinehurst v. Spooner Addition Water Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Michael K. Topalian, Roy Jacobs, Jr., Richard H. Manuel, and Bobby W. McDonald and Armando Lopez v. John N. Ehrman, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Jordaan v. HallDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2003
- Besicorp Group, Inc. v. Thermo Electron Corp.District Court, N.D. New York · 1997
- Chapman & Cole and Ccp, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Counter Appellees-Cross v. Itel Container International B v. And Itel Containers International Corp. (Itel), Defendants-Counter Third Party Appellants-Cross Urquhart and Hassell, Attorneys for Itel Container International B v. V. Norman Ehrentraut, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Taylor v. County of CopiahDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1995
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