COLUMBUS MILLS, INC. v. FREELAND

No. 89-9039.

918 F.2d 1575 (1990)

COLUMBUS MILLS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Doy L. FREELAND, Defendant-Appellant, Raymond R. Lyon, and Margaret F. Lyon, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Paul and Russell R. Grosse, Gambrell, Clarke, Anderson & Stolz, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Nolan C. Leake, J. Frank Castle, King & Spalding, Atlanta, Ga., and Richard Y. Bradley, Columbus, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and ALLGOOD, Senior District Judge.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This case arises on an appeal following a final judgment and an award of attorneys' fees. The appellant, Dr. Freeland, was the defendant in the action below. He complains of being denied a jury trial on the question of attorneys' fees, of the district court's findings of facts, and of the jury charge.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

A. Factual Background

George W. Swift and his family owned the Carpet Mill Store...

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