Legal Opinion
Electro Services, Inc. v. Exide Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 28, 1988No. 87-3565PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case, Electro Services, Inc. (Electro) sued Exide Corporation (Ex-ide) for compensatory and punitive damages allegedly attributable to Exide’s defective automotive batteries and Exide’s conduct in relation to the batteries’ manufacture and sale and this litigation. A jury found for Electro on all seven counts: (1) negligence, (2) breach of warranty, (3) fraud and misrepresentation, (4) scheme to defraud, (5) false advertising, (6) deceptive trade practices/theft, and (7) breach of contract. The jury awarded Electro $750,000 in compensatory damages and…
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