Legal Opinion
Rita C. O'neal, Cross-Appellant v. Burger Chef Systems, Inc., and General Foods Corporation, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1988No. 88-3284, 88-3318PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Defendants, Burger Chef Systems, Inc., and its former parent company, General Foods Corporation, appeal the jury verdict awarding $175,859.23 in compensatory damages and $100,000.00 in punitive damages to plaintiff, Rita O’Neal, a former Burger Chef franchisee. The award of damages was based on a theory of “wrongful non-disclosure.” In her complaint plaintiff alleged that General Foods had reached a firm decision in 1978 to sell Burger Chef Systems, but failed to disclose this decision to the Burger Chef franchisees, including plaintiff. Plaintiff further…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Broussard v. Meineke Discount Muffler Shops, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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- Carlock v. Pillsbury Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1989
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