Legal Opinion

Irving H. Levin and Harold A. Lipton v. Philip H. Knight

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 13, 1986No. 84-5855PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Before BARNES and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges and GILLIAM,* District Judge.

*787GILLIAM, District Judge:

1. Background1

Irving H. Levin and Harold A. Lipton, plaintiffs below and former owners of the San Diego Clippers professional basketball franchise, appeal from a grant of summary judgment for defendant Philip Knight in this action for breach of contract and fraud arising from Knight’s alleged agreement to purchase the Clippers.

The district court granted summary judgment on the contract claim against the plaintiffs on the basis that a three-page written memorandum detailing the understanding…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Seaman's Direct Buying Service, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Tenzer v. Superscope, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1985
  3. George Deukmejian, Attorney General of the State of California v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Rfd Publications, Inc., Plaintiff-Petitioner/appellant v. Oregonian Publishing Co., and Newhouse Newspapers, Defendants-Respondents/appelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Charles J. Oltarzewski, Jr. v. Marcia RuggieroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  2. Valandingham v. BojorquezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. Texaco, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Claim-Defendant-Appellant v. William R. Ponsoldt, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  4. Valandingham v. BojorquezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. Feldman v. Google, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007

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