Legal Opinion

Peacock Records, Inc. v. Checker Records, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 26, 1966No. Nos. 14944, 15382PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

In a diversity action in the district court, Checker Records, Inc., and Chess Record Corp., Illinois corporations, Phil Chess and Leonard Chess, defendants, appeal from a judgment against them in No. 14944 in favor of Peacock Records, Inc., a Texas corporation, and Don D. Robey, a citizen of Texas, plaintiffs, for $250,000 (later reduced to $150,000). The case was tried without a jury.1

Plaintiffs’ complaint, which defendants answered, contained five counts. Count I alleged violation by defendants of plaintiffs’ contractual relations with the Blind Boys, a group of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a Corporation v. Porter BarrettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
  2. Auguste Parker v. Checker Taxi Company, Inc., a Corporation, and Field Enterprises, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Metlyn Realty Corp. v. Esmark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  2. Fund of Funds, Ltd. v. Arthur Andersen & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
  3. Lockwood v. BowlesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1969
  4. Pettet v. WondersCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
  5. Peacock Records, Inc. v. Checker Records, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970

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