EVANS NEWTON INC. v. CHICAGO SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Nos. 84-2971, 85-1359.

793 F.2d 889 (1986)

EVANS NEWTON INCORPORATED, a New Jersey corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, and Brian Brazda, an individual, and James M. Davey, an individual, d/b/a Chicago Systems Software, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 19, 1986.

As Amended July 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Laff, Laff, Whitesel, Conte & Saret, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Don C. Stevens, II, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and WOOD and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This case involves allegations that the defendants Chicago Systems Software, Brian Brazda, and James Davey engaged in copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, and breach of contract, based upon the defendants' alleged improper copying of the plaintiff Evans Newton Incorporated's user's manual for the microcomputer program "Project Basic." The plaintiff...

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