Legal Opinion
Raphael J. Musicus v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Coral Ridge Properties, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1980No. 79-1067PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
On this appeal we review an order of the district court dismissing the plaintiff’s motion to disqualify counsel. 1 Because the district court erred in failing to address the merits of the motion, we vacate the order appealed from and remand the action to the district court.
The underlying cause of action arises from the sale in March 1976 to Raphael J. Musicus of a condominium in the Playa del Sol development by Westinghouse Electric Corp. [Westinghouse] and its wholly owned subsidiary, Coral Ridge Properties, Inc. [Coral Ridge]. The law firm of Patterson, Maloney, Blyler & Feige [the…
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