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LEAR SIEGLER, INC. v. ARK-ELL SPRINGS, INC.

No. 76-1167.

569 F.2d 286 (1978)

LEAR SIEGLER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARK-ELL SPRINGS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Malski, Amory, Miss., David B. King, Aberdeen, Miss., Hugh P. Carter, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellants.

Fred M. Bush, III, Tupelo, Miss., Ernie L. Brooks, Owen E. Perry, Paul J. Reising, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before INGRAHAM, GEE and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

No-Sag Spring Division, a subsidiary of Lear Siegler, Inc., engages in the manufacture and sale of furniture springs and associated hardware. This case arose when a key employee of No-Sag, Robert F. O'Dell, Sr. founded a competing company, Ark-Ell Springs, Inc. No-Sag sued O'Dell and Ark-Ell for patent infringement, unfair competition and breach of employment contract.1 The trial court directed a verdict in favor...

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