SIMON v. NAVON

Nos. 94-1601, 94-1602.

71 F.3d 9 (1995)

Frank SIMON, II, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Gershon NAVON, Defendant, Appellant. Frank SIMON, II, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jonathan NAVON, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Poliquin, Portland, ME, for appellants.

C. Donald Briggs, III, with whom Joseph M. Cloutier was on brief, Rockport, ME, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.


COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of a failed business relationship between the plaintiff, Frank Simon, and defendants, Gershon and Jonathan Navon, the sole owners and officers in Maine Coast Trading Company, a fish brokerage firm. A jury found the Navons liable for breach of contract, defamation and abuse of process, and awarded Simon approximately $3.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The district court granted defendants' motion for...

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