Legal Opinion

Kapco Mfg. Co., Inc. v. C & O Enterprises, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 4, 1985No. 85-1926PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

This trademark case was filed in late 1984 and settled shortly thereafter. The settlement agreement is contained in a series of oral undertakings before Judge Rov-ner, who dismissed the case on the basis of these undertakings but retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.

Kapco Mfg. Co. returned to court a few months later, complaining that the defendants had not honored the settlement. Kap-co requested the court to put the settlement aside and restore the case to the docket as a pending matter. On March 29, 1985, 605 F.Supp. 253, Judge Bua, handling the case…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Carson v. American Brands, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Switzerland Cheese Assn., Inc. v. E. Horne's Market, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor v. Loran W. Robbins, and Allen M. DorfmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Inryco, Inc. v. Metropolitan Engineering Company, Inc., and American Fidelity Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Kham & Nate's Shoes No. 2, Inc., Debtor-Appellee v. First Bank of WhitingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. Hunt Wesson Foods, Inc. v. Supreme Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Santamarina, Guiller v. Sears RoebuckCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  4. Arwa Chiropractic, P.C. v. Med-Care Diabetic & Medical SuCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  5. George Lowe v. McGraw Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004

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