Legal Opinion
P & S Business MacHines Inc. v. Olympia U.S.A., Inc., a Corporation, and Robert Morris
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1983No. 82-7135PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the granting of the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict during the second trial of a fraud claim under Alabama law. In the first trial the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $3,000,000 which was set aside by the trial judge. We reverse the judgment entered for the defendants and order a new trial on both liability and damages.
BACKGROUND
This case came to federal court after removal from state court in Alabama based on diversity of citizenship.
The suit by P & S Business Machines, Inc. (“P & S”) against Olympia U.S.A., Inc. (“Olympia”) alleged fraud and…
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