Legal Opinion
Becherer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1995No. Nos. 93-1049 to 93-1052, 93-1164 and 93-1221PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
This complicated commercial litigation arises out of the construction and sale of unit interests in a resort hotel. Plaintiffs are investors in the hotel and have filed suit against the hotel’s developers, as well as against the broker, the escrow agent, and the financial institution involved in the sale of the hotel. The District Court held a bench trial on one of the contract claims and disposed of the balance of the contract, statutory, and fraud claims by granting several motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment. The parties now appeal, challenging…
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