Legal Opinion
Sandwiches, Inc., D/B/A Suburpia Submarine Sandwich Shoppes, Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. Wendy's International, Inc., Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 1987No. 87-1451, 87-1716 and 87-1770PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
There are two cases on the district court’s docket. In one Wendy’s International, Inc., is the plaintiff and Suburpia Submarine Sandwich Shoppes of Milwaukee, Inc., and William Drilias are the defendants. Wendy’s charges Suburpia and Drilias with slander; Wendy’s believes they falsely accused it of stealing a commercial belonging to Suburpia. Suburpia calls this the “Cheeseburga” commercial; Wendy’s made and used two commercials that Suburpia believes are derivative. In the second case Sandwiches, Inc., is the plaintiff and Wendy’s the defendant. Sandwiches, as…
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