Legal Opinion
Droste v. Harry Atlas Sons, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 29, 1944No. 56PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for breach of contract brought in the federal court on the ground of diverse citizenship of the parties. The complaint alleges an oral agreement under which Droste was to render services in aiding Harry Atlas Sons, Inc., to obtain a contract with Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, an agency of the Department of Agriculture of the United States (for brevity hereafter referred to as FSCC) for the packaging of dehydrated egg powder in small cartons, and was to receive for his services a commission of 5% on all money received by Harry Atlas Sons, Inc.,…
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