Legal Opinion

Randal Craft Realty Company, Inc. v. Unijax, Inc. v. Maurice Joseph

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 21, 1981No. 80-3593PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This Mississippi diversity case presents a brokerage commission dispute between two real estate brokers, Maurice H. Joseph and Randal Craft Realty Company, and their principal, Unijax, Inc. The district court held that both Joseph and Craft were entitled to recover a commission from Unijax for the same land transaction. Unijax appeals, claiming that both brokers breached the fiduciary duty of loyalty owed by an agent to its principal and that the district court erred in awarding prejudgment interest to Craft and Joseph. We affirm the judgment of the district court…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. VanZandt v. VANZANDTMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  2. MT Reed Const. Co. v. NICHOLAS ACOUSTICS, ETC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Blanks v. SadkaMississippi Supreme Court · 1961

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Petri v. GatlinDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997
  2. Barbara R. Peel, Cross v. American Fidelity Assurance Company, a Foreign Corporation, and Does I Through X, Inclusive, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. Smith v. SullivanMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Lane v. OustaletCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  5. Blaylock v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1985

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