PEACOCK RECORDS, INC. v. CHECKER RECORDS, INC.

Nos. 14944, 15382.

365 F.2d 145 (1966)

PEACOCK RECORDS, INC., a Texas corporation, and Don D. Robey, a citizen of Texas, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHECKER RECORDS, INC., an Illinois corporation, Chess Record Corp., an Illinois corporation, and Phil Chess and Leonard Chess, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

July 26, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Bradley Eben, John H. Burton, Eli Mullin, Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

William R. Ming, Jr., Ellis E. Reid, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.

Before SCHNACKENBERG, CASTLE and KILEY, Circuit Judges.


SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

In a diversity action in the district court, Checker Records, Inc., and Chess Record Corp., Illinois corporations, Phil Chess and Leonard Chess, defendants, appeal from a judgment against them in No. 14944 in favor of Peacock Records, Inc., a Texas corporation, and Don D. Robey, a citizen of Texas, plaintiffs, for $250,000 (later reduced to $150,000). The case was tried without a jury.

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