Legal Opinion
Lewis J. McDermott III and Criterion Mills, Inc. v. Middle East Carpet Company, Associated
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 6, 1987No. 86-8125PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal challenges the propriety of damages awarded in a contract dispute. The parties were involved in the construction of a carpet factory in Egypt. Criterion Mills, Inc. (hereinafter CMI) and Lewis J. McDermott, III brought suit against the Middle East Carpet Company (hereinafter MECCA) seeking damages for breach of contract, restitution of funds paid as a bonus, reimbursement of losses sustained from the resale of raw materials, and a declaration of the fair market value of an equity interest in MECCA. MECCA counterclaimed, seeking damages for neglect of corporate duty and breach of…
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