Legal Opinion
John Zervas v. D.L. Faulkner, Spencer Blain and Jane Nix
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1988No. 87-1243PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
In this civil suit based on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and related pendant state law fraud theories, defendants-appellants Spencer Blain (Blain) and Jane Nix (Nix) appeal the judgment on the jury’s verdict against them and in favor of plaintiffs-appellees John Zervas (Zervas) and certain entities controlled by him. 1 We reverse.
Facts and Proceedings Below
The crux of Zervas’ claim is that in connection with his September 1982 purchase and subsequent development of a 14.55-acre tract of land near Dallas, Texas, he was a victim of a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- American Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago v. Haroco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 442, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,851, 10 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1410 Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen, Nathaniel Cooper and W. E. Parker, Cross-Appellants v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada, Cross-Appellee. Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Co., Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Brittingham v. Mobil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Whitehead v. Food Max of Mississippi, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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