Legal Opinion
Leroy's Horse & Sports Place v. Racusin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 1, 2001No. Nos. 99-16909, 00-16642, 00-17001; D.C. Nos. CV-95-00927 (HDM)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
In this diversity action, we review de novo the district court’s proper application of Nevada contract law in deciding whether to award damages or specific performance.1
Michael Racusin contends that it was error for the district court to award specific performance when he requested only money damages. We agree. Racusin neither pled nor proved the facts or elements necessary for the court to apply the remedy of specific performance.2 Without such proof, the court could not grant specific performance.
The proper measure of damages is the plaintiff’s “expectation interest as measured…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Three Boys Music Corp. v. BoltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Rhoades v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Citicorp Real Estate, Inc. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Norris v. Sysco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Much Shelist Freed Denenberg & Ament, P.C. v. LisonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Racusin v. American Wagering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Racusin v. American Wagering, Inc. (In Re American Wagering, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- American Wagering, Inc. v. Racusin (In Re American Wagering, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Hartunian v. RacusinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- American Wagering v. RacusinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
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