UNITED FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. v. SPREE, INC.

Civ. A. No. 83-4150.

600 F.Supp. 1242 (1984)

UNITED FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC., Plaintiff, v. SPREE, INC., Super Shirts, Inc., Top Tease, Inc., Lawrence Kleiman, and Neil Kleiman, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

December 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen B. Newborn, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff.

Abel J. Selburn, Southfield, Mich., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ANNA DIGGS TAYLOR, District Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACTS

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