LEKAS & DRIVAS, INC. v. GOULANDRIS

No. 346, Docket 27239.

306 F.2d 426 (1962)

LEKAS & DRIVAS, INC., Pompeian Olive Oil Corporation, and Victor Cory, doing business as Victor Cory Company, Libelants-Appellees, v. Basil GOULANDRIS, Nicholas Goulandris and Leonidas Goulandris, doing business as "Goulandris Brothers," Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Freehill (Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope), New York City, for respondents-appellants.

John W. R. Zisgen, New York City (Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston), New York City, for libelants-appellees.

Before WATERMAN, MOORE and FRIENDLY, Circuit Judges.


FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.

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