Legal Opinion
Thomas A. Beardshall and Annamae Beardshall, His Wife v. Minuteman Press International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 17, 1981No. 81-1387PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The twin issues on appeal in this diversity case 1 stem from the instructions of the trial court to the jury. The plaintiffs, Thomas A. Beardshall. and his wife Annamae, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania charging the defendant, Minuteman Press International, Inc. (Minuteman), a nationwide franchisor, with having committed common law fraud under Pennsylvania law 2 when it entered into a franchise agreement with the Beardshalls. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the sum of $70,000. The…
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