Legal Opinion
Nimrod Marketing (Overseas) Ltd. And T. Anderson-Slight v. Texas Energy Investment Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1985No. 84-2247PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Nimrod Marketing (Overseas) Ltd. and its president, Tom Anderson-Slight, invoked diversity jurisdiction and sued Texas Energy Investment Corp. and Advanced Technology, Ltd. (ATL) for cancellation charges and expenses resulting from a breach of a purchasing agent agreement. After a-bench trial, the district court found liability based on the doctrine of promissory estop pel and awarded damages. Texas Energy and ATL appeal contending that the court erred (1) in denying their request for a jury trial, (2) in allowing recovery for cancellation charges, and (3) in calculating…
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