Legal Opinion
Nicholas M. Patton v. Richard Bearden, Robert Bearden, and J.M. Bearden, Individually, and D/B/A Bearden Fish Farms
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1993No. 92-6636PublishedCited by 316 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
In this contract case for royalties allegedly due, defendants Richard Bearden, Robert Bearden, and J.M. Bearden, individually and d/b/a Bearden Fish Farms (collectively referred to as “the Beardens”) appeal the grant of summary judgment for Nicolas M. Patton, the plaintiff. The Beardens assert the following errors: (1) the District Court granted a summary judgment finding them liable to Patton when material issues of fact existed regarding their defenses of waiver and lach-es; (2) the summary judgment is against them individually when they signed the contract in their…
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