Legal Opinion
Hobart Brothers Company v. Malcolm T. Gilliland, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1973No. 72-1064PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
Hobart Brothers Company sued Malcolm Gilliland, Inc. for monies owed on open account in the sum of $21,184.44.
Gilliland admitted the alleged indebtedness, but filed a three-count counterclaim. The counterclaim alleged a breach of the distributorship agreement, the failure of Hobart to credit a return of defective goods, and the negligence of Hobart in filling a particular order.
Nine months after filing its original answer, Gilliland amended by adding anti-trust counterclaims that (1) enforcement of an illegal contract placed geographical restrictions on Hobart’s…
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