PATTON v. BEARDEN

No. 92-6636.

8 F.3d 343 (1993)

Nicholas M. PATTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard BEARDEN, Robert Bearden, and J.M. Bearden, Individually, and d/b/a Bearden Fish Farms, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. Welch, Jr. (argued and briefed) and Elizabeth G. Fahr, Farris, Hancock, Gilman, Branan & Hellen, Memphis, TN, for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael F. Rafferty (argued and briefed), Harris, Shelton, Dunlap & Cobb, Memphis, TN, for defendants-appellants.

Before: KENNEDY and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges; and WILHOIT, District Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

In this contract case for royalties allegedly due, defendants Richard Bearden, Robert Bearden, and J.M. Bearden, individually and d/b/a Bearden Fish Farms (collectively referred to as "the Beardens") appeal the grant of summary judgment for Nicolas M. Patton, the plaintiff. The Beardens assert the following errors: (1) the District Court granted a summary judgment finding them liable to Patton when material issues of fact existed regarding...

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