Legal Opinion
Gulf Coast Fans, Inc. v. Midwest Electronics Importers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1984No. Nos. 83-3303, 83-3455PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
We are presented here with consolidated appeals from two related cases, which, although sharing the same set of facts, present quite different issues. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and vacate in part the judgment based on the jury verdicts in No. 83-3303, and vacate the judgment in No. 83-3455.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
The jury had before it evidence from which it could find the following facts. The three major players in this case are Gulf Coast Fans, Inc. (“Gulf Coast”), a Florida based distributor whose principal is Wilmer Barrett, Midwest…
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