PIERCE v. COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE

No. 88-3545.

876 F.2d 86 (1989)

Don PIERCE, Cal's Auto Supply Co., Inc., Vega Auto Parts & Machine, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE, DIV. OF THOMPSON AUTOMOTIVE WAREHOUSE, INC., a Florida Corporation, Parts and Equipment Distributors, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Britt Whitaker, Tampa, Fla., James F. Ponsoldt, Athens, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

R. Frederick Melin, Tampa, Fla., for Tampa Brake.

Edward C. LaRose, Keith R. Rounsaville, Tampa, Fla., for E.M.B. Brake.

Robert R. Vawter, Jr., Tampa, Fla., for Allied Corp.

James W. Middleton, Miami, Fla., for the Gates Rubber Co.

Donald R. Schmidt, Tampa, Fla., for Commercial Warehouse.

David P. Rosenblatt, James F. Kavanaugh, Jr., Boston, Mass., James Russell Franklin, Michael C. Addison, Tampa, Fla., for Arrow Automotives Industries.

Thomas D. Yannucci (argued), Jeffrey A. Rosen, James T. O'Neill, Washington, D.C., for Federal Mogul Corp.

James M. Porter, Miami, Fla., for Wagner Dir., McGraw-Edison.

Alan D. Watson, St. Petersburg, Fla., for United Equipment Sales, Inc.

Michael M. Eaton, Washington, D.C., for Fel-Pro, Inc.

John T. Cusack, Chicago, Ill. for Sealed Power Corp.

Before RONEY, Chief Judge, HILL, Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The six appellants are jobber-wholesalers of automotive parts in the Tampa, Florida area. Appellees are seven nationwide manufacturers and five regional warehouse distributors (WDs) of automotive parts. In the typical line of distribution, manufacturers sell parts to WDs which in turn resell them to jobbers. Jobbers then resell parts to retailers, including automotive garages and retail parts stores.

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