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G. HEILEMAN BREWING CO., INC. v. JOSEPH OAT CORP.

No. 86-3118.

871 F.2d 648 (1989)

G. HEILEMAN BREWING CO., INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH OAT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing September 27, 1988.

Decided March 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll Metzner, Bell, Metzner & Gierhart, S.C., Madison, Wis., for defendant-appellant.

Richard S. Florsheim, Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUMMINGS, WOOD, Jr., CUDAHY, POSNER, COFFEY, FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing En Banc September 27, 1988.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

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