Legal Opinion
Harry Dernick v. Bralorne Resources, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1981No. 79-3877PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Harry Dernick instituted this Texas diversity action against defendant Bralorne Resources, Ltd. (BRL), for breach of an alleged agreement to pay Dernick a finder’s fee in connection with BRL’s acquisition of Oil Field Machinery and Supply Company (OMSCO). Alternatively, Dernick seeks recovery in quantum meruit. The district court granted summary judgment for BRL. We reverse and remand.
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Viewing the entire record in the light most favorable to Dernick, Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 368 U.S. 464, 473, 82 S.Ct. 486, 491, 7 L.Ed.2d 458 (1962);…
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