Legal Opinion

Manufacturing Research Corporation, a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Greenlee Tool Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 13, 1982No. 80-5175PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Greenlee Tool Company (Greenlee) appeals from a $549,562:64 judgment obtained by Manufacturing Research Company (MRC) on a common law unfair competition claim. The suit grew out of the competition between the two companies in the manufacture and sale of a tool used in the electrical construction trade, known ■ as a power cable bender. Both as to appeal and cross-appeal, we affirm.

On the main appeal Greenlee contests the judgment based on a jury verdict on four grounds: (1) the sufficiency of the evidence as to the tort of trade disparagement or the tort of interference…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. Kenneth Lehrman v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  3. G.M. Brod & Company, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. U.S. Home Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Spanish Broadcasting System of Florida, Inc. v. Clear Channel Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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