Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Torguson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1994No. Nos. 93-3529, 93-3532PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, Gary Holmes seeks damages equal to one-half of Marlin Torgu-son’s equity interest in a lucrative gaming enterprise. Holmes’s claim is based on the alleged wrongful termination of an oral joint venture agreement. The district court1 granted summary judgment dismissing Holmes’s claims, primarily on the ground that the alleged agreement is unenforceable under the statute of frauds in Article 8 of the Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code, Minn. Stat. § 336.8-319. Holmes appeals. Having considered any disputed facts most favorably to Holmes, and the…
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