Legal Opinion
Fashion House, Inc. v. K Mart Corporation, Fashion House, Inc. v. K Mart Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 19, 1989No. 89-1330, 89-1331PublishedCited by 285 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In the mercantile world, turning a profit never goes out of fashion. So it was that, in June of 1983, K mart Corporation, defendant and counterclaimant, anticipating commercial advantage, joined forces with plaintiff Fashion House, Inc. (FHI). Expectancies notwithstanding, the road to increased revenues rarely does run smooth — and this proved to be an especially bumpy ride. Cf. All About Eve (Twentieth Century-Fox 1950) (statement delivered by Bette Davis). Well before the term of the parties’ contract expired, they had moved from the fitting room to the courtroom.
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