Legal Opinion
John Koufakis v. Thomas Carvel and Franchise Licensors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 24, 1970No. 33827_1PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
The appellants Thomas Carvel and Franchise Licensors, Inc. appeal from a judgment against Franchise Licensors 1 for $126,000 awarded, after a jury trial in the Eastern District of New York, to the appellee John Koufakis for breach of his franchise contract to operate Carvel Store Number 184 in Queens Village as an ice cream dealer. The jury by special verdict found that the appellants committed a substantial breach of the contract by improperly terminating it, and awarded $187,500 in compensatory damages; it also found that no punitive damages should be awarded. The trial…
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