GENERAL TRADING v. YALE MATERIALS HANDLING CORP.

Nos. 93-4491, 93-5307, 94-4526 and 94-4686.

119 F.3d 1485 (1997)

GENERAL TRADING INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. v. YALE MATERIALS HANDLING CORPORATION, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Jose M. Baeza, Sr., Counterclaim Defendant-Appellant, Jose M. Baeza, Jr., Et Al., Counterclaim Defendants. GENERAL TRADING INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant, v. YALE MATERIALS HANDLING CORPORATION, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Appellee, Jose M. Baeza, Sr., Counterclaim Defendant-Appellant, Jose M. Baeza, Jr., Et Al., Counterclaim Defendants. GENERAL TRADING INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. YALE MATERIALS HANDLING CORPORATION, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Garnishor-Appellant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Gonzalez Trading, Inc., a foreign corporation, Jose M. Jose Manuel Baeza, Sr., Jose M. Baeza, Jr., Javier Baeza, Counterclaim-Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Power Depot, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Michele M. Baeza, Involuntary Supplemental Defendant, Encarnacion Gonzalez, Involuntary Supplemental Defendant, Garnishees-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Ocean Bank, Ocean Bank of Miami, First Florida Savings Bank, FSB, Barnett Bank of Broward County, N.A., Joe's Rental, Inc., America Discount, Inc., G.T. Americas, Inc., Garnishees, G. T. Corp., Garnishee-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Franchel Enterprises, Inc., Gary Gerrard, P.A., Garnishees, GTE International Inc., Compania Dominicana de Telefonso, C. Por. A., Intervenor-Defendants. GENERAL TRADING INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. YALE MATERIALS HANDLING CORPORATION, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Gonzalez Trading, Inc., a foreign corporation, Counterdefendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Jose Manuel Baeza, Sr., Counterdefendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Jose M. Baeza, Jr., Counterdefendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Power Depot, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Michele M. Baeza, Involuntary Supplemental Defendant, Encarnacion Gonzalez, Involuntary Supplemental Defendant, Defendants, Ocean Bank, Ocean Bank of Miami, First Florida Savings Bank, FSB, Barnett Bank of Broward County, N.A., Joe's Rental, Inc., America Discount, Inc., G.T. Americas, Inc., G.T. Corp., Franchel Enterprises, Inc., Gary Gerrard, P.A., Greenberg, Trauig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A., Garnishees, GTE International Inc., Compania Dominicana de Telefonso, C. Por. A., Intervenors-Defendants, James S. Feltman, Receiver.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edelmiro Salas-Garcia, Miami, FL, Jacqueline M. Valdespino, Coral Gables, FL, Peter J. Yanowitch, Roy D. Wasson, Miami, FL, for General Trading Inc. & Baeza, Sr.

Frederick D. Page, Philip A. Allen, III, Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwoody & Cole, Miami, FL, Leslie W. Jacobs, Robert F. Ware, Thompson, Hines & Flory, Cleveland, OH, for Yale Materials Handling Corp.

Peter J. Yanowitch, Miami, FL, for Javier Baeza, Michele Baeza, Encarnacion Gonzalez & Power Depot.

Edelmiro Salas-Garcia, Miami, FL, for Gonzalez Trading & Jose M. Baeza, Jr.

Before ANDERSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and FAY, Senior Circuit Judge.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves numerous parties who assert claims and counterclaims which arise out of proceedings before the district court as well as before the bankruptcy court. Appellants/counter-appellees General Trading, Inc. (GTI) and Jose Baeza, Sr. (Baeza, Sr.), GTI's president and principal shareholder, originally brought suit against appellee/counter-appellant Yale Materials Handling Corporation (Yale) for terminating...

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