Legal Opinion
Blackburn & Company, Incorporated v. Roy H. Park
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 23, 1966No. 29961_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff in this diversity action in the District Court for the Northern District of New York, is a District of Columbia corporation whose principal business is acting as a finder, broker or agent in the purchase and sale of radio and television stations. It sought compensation of $127,873 from the defendant Park, a New York businessman, for acting as an intermediary in his purchase of a television station in Greenville, N. C., by acquiring the stock of Carolina Broadcasting Company; the claims rested alternatively on an oral New York contract to pay commissions and on quantum meruit.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sibbald v. . the Bethlehem Iron CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Lamdin v. Broadway Surface Advertising Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Murray v. . BeardNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Fred W. Hoch Associates, Inc. v. Western Newspaper Union, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- Newman v. SilverDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- British American & Eastern Co., Inc. And Frederick L. Sunley, Plaintiffs v. Wirth Limited, Wirth Incorporated and Manfred F. WirthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979