Legal Opinion

Amherst Sportswear Company, Inc. v. Mark McManus

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 5, 1989No. 88-2193PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

Defendant McManus, a former sales representative for plaintiff Amherst Sportswear Company (“Amherst”), appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire ordering him to repay $13,185.40 that Amherst had advanced to him towards expected commissions which he failed subsequently to earn. We vacate the judgment below and remand.

Amherst is engaged in the design, marketing and distribution of women’s sportswear. In August 1982 McManus agreed to act as Amherst’s sales representative in four states. The following year McManus…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ralph W. Moores, Jr. v. Nathan Greenberg, Ralph W. Moores, Jr. v. Nathan GreenbergCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  2. Dennis Kathios v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  3. North-Western Mutual Life Insurance v. MooneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  4. Richmond Dry Goods Co. v. WilsfnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Perma-Home Corp. v. NigroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Thomas A. Diluglio v. New England Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  3. Dahar v. Jackson (In Re Jackson)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  4. Bloomsz, LLC v. Van BourgondienCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2017
  5. Cintron v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1998

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