Stitt v. Nautilus Enterprises, Inc.

By JUDGE LEWIS HALL GRIFFITH

This case is before the Court on the demurrer of two defendants, Sport and Health, Inc., and John H. Ariail, Jr., to the bill of complaint filed by the County of Fairfax.

The County alleges that Sport and Health, Inc., and Nautilus Enterprises, Inc., signed a joint venture agreement in 1984. Thereafter, Nautilus represented to consumers that if they purchased a Nautilus membership, they would have unrestricted access to Courts Royal facilities, which are owned by Sport and Health. Nautilus members were allowed unrestricted access to Courts Royal until June of 1987,…