Legal Opinion

Precision Air Parts, Inc. v. Avco Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 24, 1984No. 83-7435PublishedCited by 113 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge:

I

FACTS & PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Defendant-appellant Avco Corporation (“Avco”) and plaintiff-appellee Precision Air Parts, Inc. (“Precision”) manufacture and sell replacement parts for gasoline airplane engines. Avco brought a diversity action charging Precision with trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement with respect to certain replacement parts (Case No. 1).

The district court granted summary judgment for Precision, holding that any claims arising before January 1, 1978, were barred by the Alabama one-year statute of limitations and any claims accruing…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by113 opinions

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