Legal Opinion
Williams v. Dresser Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 1997No. 94-9105PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, the appellees, John R. Williams (“John Williams”) and his son John B. Williams (“Jay Williams”), negotiated and bought a distributorship of heavy construction equipment that carried the appellant Dresser Industries, Inc.’s (“Dresser”) products as their main line. Less than a week after the Williams purchased the distributorship, Dresser announced its intent to enter into a joint venture with another heavy construction equipment manufacturer, Ko-matsu, Ltd. (“Komatsu”). The appellees alleged that the joint venture was harmful to their…
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