Legal Opinion
Donald Budge v. Troy v. Post
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1981No. 80-1184PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
This diversity suit for breach of contract presents eleven grounds of alleged error. We have, of course, carefully considered each of them, but with the premise that our assigned role is neither to retry the case de novo nor to supplant a jury verdict so long as it is supported by substantial evidence.
Don Budge, a former Wimbledon tennis champion and winner of the Davis Cup, contracted with Troy Post to serve as tennis professional at Post’s clubs, resorts and hotels for five years, working for seven months each year. The employment contract was executed in 1978 as partial settlement of a…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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