Legal Opinion
C.E. Services, Inc. v. Control Data Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1985No. 83-1632PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
IBM makes machines, and machines break down. Seizing on this windfall opportunity, others have joined IBM in the mission to keep our nation’s computers running. These somewhat parasitic entities are called “third-party maintenance firms.”
Defendant-appellee Control Data Corporation is in the business of providing maintenance services for IBM 360 and 370 systems in the Dallas-Tarrant County area of Texas. In the summer of 1978, three employees of Control Data left the firm to form plaintiff-appellant C.E. Services, Inc. (“CES”), which in July of that year joined the IBM…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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