Legal Opinion
Royster Company, a Virginia Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Union Carbide Corporation, a New York Corporation, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 1984No. 83-3405PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
Union Carbide Corporation (“Carbide”) appeals from a substantial judgment, following a non-jury trial in this diversity breach of contract action.
The case commenced in June 1977 by Royster against Williams Brothers Waste Control and its affiliates (“Williams”). Carbide was joined as a defendant in January 1979. A non-jury trial commenced on April 13, 1981, after extensive discovery. After two weeks of trial, Williams settled for $1,250,000. The trial proceeded with regard to issues between Royster and Carbide. It lasted 37 days and produced 7,404 pages of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Twyman v. RoellSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Louis F. Cavic and Helen A. Cavic, His Wife, Cross-Appellants v. The Grand Bahama Development Company, Limited, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Utility Battery Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1935
- Town of Longboat Key v. Carl E. Widell & SonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Venn v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Anthony J. Bosco v. Robert B. SerhantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Messer v. E.F. Hutton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- American Dredging Co. v. LambertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- SEB S.A. v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
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