(DOWNLOAD) "Patton V. Bearden" by United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Patton V. Bearden
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 21, 1993
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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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 their defenses of waiver and laches; (2) the summary judgment is against them individually when they signed the contract in their capacity as partners of Bearden & Sons Fish Farm, a Mississippi partnership; and (3) the judgment against the Beardens violated the automatic bankruptcy stay of claims against the Bearden & Sons Fish Farm partnership. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.