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Type
Opinion
Author
Alvin Benjamin Rubin
Filed
May 13, 1991
Case
The American Automobile Association (Incorporated) v. Aaa Legal Clinic Of Jefferson Crooke
Case status
Decided

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930 F.2d 1117 19 Fed.R.Serv.3d 603 , 19 U.S.P.Q.2d 1142 The AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED), Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. AAA LEGAL CLINIC OF JEFFERSON CROOKE, P.C., a/k/a AAA Legal Clinic of James J. Crook, P.C., Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant. No. 90-8233. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 13, 1991. Richard S. Siluk, Deborah A. Verbil, Baker Botts, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant cross-appellee. James J. Crook, El Paso, Tex., defendant-appellee cross-appellant. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Before RUBIN, POLITZ, and DUHE, Circuit Judges: ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: 1 A plaintiff alleging service-mark infringement appeals the district court's decision upon completion of trial to ignore one admission of the opposing party and deem another withdrawn, absent any motion to do so. Because we find that the plaintiff relied on the admissions, and the court's decision therefore prejudiced the plaintiff in contravention of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 36(b), we reverse and remand. I. 2 The American Automobile Association (AAA), a nationwide organization, provides a variety of servi…

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