American Hotel Management Associates, Inc. v. Jones

Here are two consolidated appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Hugh Jones, Norman Groh, and National Hotel Management Corporation (NHM), who were defendants below, appeal from a judgment entered in favor of John Connelly and James Noulis. Edward Halloran, a third party defendant, appeals from a verdict by the same jury in favor of third party plaintiffs, Jones, Groh, and NHM.

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The action began on November 22, 1982, when American Hotel Management Associates, Inc. (AHMA), Connelly and Noulis…