DICKINSON v. AUTO CTR. MFG. CO.

No. 76-4472.

594 F.2d 523 (1979)

George B. DICKINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AUTO CENTER MANUFACTURING CO., a Florida Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Hayden, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Tom Alexander, Houston, Tex., Joe Teague Caruso, Merritt Island, Fla., Norman J. Reidmueller, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.


VANCE, Circuit Judge:

George B. Dickinson brought this action against Auto Center Manufacturing Co. and its president, John W. McLeod, for breach of contract and fraud. At the close of Dickinson's case, the trial court judge directed a verdict in favor of defendants. Dickinson appeals, arguing that the court should have permitted the case to be decided by the jury. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.

Dickinson is a certified public accountant...

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