Legal Opinion
Harry Martin, Zarnoff O. Samford and Martin Trailer Toters, Inc. v. Morgan Drive Away, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1982No. 80-3371PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Zarnoff Samford and Martin Trailer Toters, Inc. (“MTTI”) appeal- the district court’s determination that Samford had no standing to pursue an antitrust claim against defendants because his right to sue on behalf of MTTI was based upon an assignment which was invalid under the ancient and little used doctrine of champerty. Plaintiffs also claim that MTTI’s suit against defendants was also improperly dismissed. We vacate the district court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.
Martin Trailer Toters, Inc. is a Louisiana corporation begun in 1962 as a…
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