Legal Opinion
Wynfield Inns v. Edward Leroux Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 13, 1990No. 88-3147PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a hotel franchise dispute between a Florida general partnership and a Massachusetts corporation. The plaintiff, Wynfield Inns partnership (“Wyn-field”), appeals the district court’s grant of a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, The Edward LeRoux Group, Inc. (“LeRoux Group”), on plaintiff’s contract, fraud, RICO and punitive damages claims. We affirm.
I. Background
A. The Wynfield Inns Concept
Wynfield Inns hotels are limited service, “rooms only” hotels that offer no “expensive frills or unneeded amenities” such as food and beverage services.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Barbe v. VilleneuveSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- William P. Bissett, Jr., Cross-Appellants v. Ply-Gem Industries, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Beefy Trail, Inc. v. Beefy King Int'lDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
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