Legal Opinion
Trinity Carton Company, Inc. v. Falstaff Brewing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1987No. 86-3332PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Trinity Carton Company, Inc., appeals the district court’s denial of its post-judgment motion. Finding that the motion falls under Rule 60(b), we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying it and we therefore affirm.
This should be the final court skirmish in a war that has raged since 1973. In that year, Trinity sued Falstaff Brewing Corporation in a federal court in Louisiana for breach of an oral sublease. After the main engagement in 1976, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Trinity, and the district court later assessed approximately $1.3 million in damages. We…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Brian Atwood Wansor v. George Hantscho Co., Inc. v. W. R. Bean & Son, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Trinity Carton Company, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Falstaff Brewing Corp., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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