Legal Opinion
Blair v. Cullom
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 7, 1948No. 221, Docket 20939PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The appellant is a lawyer residing in New Jersey who sued the appellee, a lawyer residing in New York, to recover the value of certain legal work he did for him. Diversity is the ground of federal jurisdiction.
The suit was tried to a jury in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. On two of the three causes of action alleged in the complaint the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The other, or second, cause of action was dismissed by the court at the close of the plaintiff’s case. Judgment was entered for the defendant and this appeal followed.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Maurice O'Meara Co. v. National Park BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Williams v. PowersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- United States v. MonroeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Carpenter v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Bandman v. . FinnNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Woodworkers Tool Works v. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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- New York, N. H. & H. R. Co. v. ZermaniCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- Rothenberg v. H. Rothstein & SonsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
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