Legal Opinion
Fury Imports, Inc. v. Shakespeare Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1980No. 78-2962PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
This case comes before us for the second time. See Fury Imports, Inc. v. Shakespeare Co., 544 F.2d 1376 (5th Cir. 1977). We need not again recite the facts there set forth at length, but we give a summary sufficient to clarify the issues now before us.
Wiliam Ciaccia designed a fishing reel called the “Spinmaster” and formed a corporation, Fury Imports, to market it. Fury contracted with a Japanese manufacturer, Omori, to produce the reels. Omori was to sell the reels to its trading agent, Shinei Company. Shinei would in turn sell reels to Fury, which would be the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Conmar Products Corp. v. Universal Slide Fastener Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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