Legal Opinion

Howard S. Lee, Eric Lee and Lester Lee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 3, 1979No. 183, Docket 78-7331PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MULLIGAN, Circuit Judge:

Harold Lee and his two sons (the Lees) obtained a jury verdict of $407,850 in a diversity action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. (Seagram). The verdict represented damages for breach of contract and was entered on June 30, 1975. The district court, Hon. Charles H. Tenney, Judge, denied Seagram’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, Lee v. Joseph Seagram & Sons, Inc., 413 F.Supp. 693 (S.D.N.Y.1976) and this court affirmed, 552 F.2d 447 (1977). Shortly thereafter, on May 2, 1977,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Marx & Co. v. Diners' Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  4. Paul J. Glick v. White Motor Company v. North American Rockwell Corp., (Third Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  5. Harriet H. Hoffman, of the Estate of Ivan M. Hoffman v. Anthony Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by51 opinions

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  3. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee--Cross-Appellant v. Jack Griffin, Appeal of Merrill Moores, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Bruce Adams, Individually and D/B/A Southwest Safaris v. Lindblad Travel, Inc., Special Expeditions, Inc., and Sven-Olof LindbladCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  5. Lionel Aubin v. Stanley FudalaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986

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