Legal Opinion
John F. Tomlin, Trustee v. The Ceres Corporation, Harry I. Neuman, Defendant-Third-Party Mitchell T. Curtis & Co., Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 29, 1975No. 74-1092PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity action on a $165,064.54 note and on a contract which guaranteed payment of the note. John Tomlin (payee of the note) filed the action against the limited partnership, Ceres Ranches LTD (the maker of the note), against the Ceres Corporation (the sole general partner of Ceres Ranches LTD) 1 and against Harry I. Neuman and Mitchell T. Curtis & Co., Inc. (guarantors of part payment of the note).
The defendants are closely related. Defendant Mitchell T. Curtis & Co., Inc. owns 75% of defendant Ceres Corporation. Defendant Ceres Corporation is the sole…
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