American Business Interiors, Inc. v. Haworth, Inc.

798 F.2d 1135

AMERICAN BUSINESS INTERIORS, INC., Appellee,

v.

HAWORTH, INC., Appellant.

No. 85-2071.

United States Court of Appeals,

Eighth Circuit.

Argued April 17, 1986.

Decided Aug. 12, 1986.

Lawrence W. Bigus, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

J. Michael Cronan, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, and ROSENN,* Senior Circuit Judge.

ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.

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