DUNKIN' DONUTS OF AMERICA, INC. v. MINERVA, INC.

Nos. 90-3124, 90-3244 and 90-3373.

956 F.2d 1566 (1992)

DUNKIN' DONUTS OF AMERICA, INC., a foreign corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. MINERVA, INC., a Florida Corp., Rosebud, Inc., a Florida Corp., Katherine Apostoleres, an individual, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants. DUNKIN' DONUTS OF AMERICA, INC., a foreign corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MINERVA, INC., a Florida Corporation, Rosebud, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Katherine Apostoleres, an individual, Defendants-Appellants. DUNKIN' DONUTS OF AMERICA, INC., a foreign corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MINERVA, INC., a Florida Corporation, Rosebud, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Katherine Apostoleres, an individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward O. Savitz, Patricia Labarta, Tampa, Fla., for Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc.

Martin L. Garcia, Dennis P. Waggoner, Tampa, Fla., for Minerva, Inc., et al.

Before HATCHETT and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this breach of contract case, we affirm the magistrate judge's grant of judgment n.o.v. reducing damages awarded to the franchisees, denial of judgment n.o.v. as to the franchisor's liability, and denial of the franchisees' motion for attorney's fees.1

FACTS

In 1976, Katherine Apostoleres became the sole shareholder of Minerva, Inc., which owned the...

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