Legal Opinion

Samuel B. Slaughter, Jr. v. The Philadelphia National Bank v. Peoples National Bank of Camden County

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 14, 1969No. 17597PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

In this somewhat complex case we are called upon to determine whether the court below erred in refusing to set aside a jury verdict for plaintiff-appellee Slaughter. 1 In order to comprehend fully the issues involved, it is necessary to set out the facts in some detail.

In 1962, appellee Slaughter and four other men, Brodie, Croft, Leighton and Tanis, agreed to join together to purchase the George W. Bennett Bryson Company (Bryson), a company with diversified business interests on the Island of Antigua in the West Indies. Trial Testimony (T.T.) 60-62.…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Jaffke v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Judson v. Peoples Bank and Trust Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1957

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  2. Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  3. Ca 79-3053 Publicker Industries, Inc. And Continental Distilling Corporation v. Roman Ceramics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  4. Olympic Junior, Inc., in No. 71-1440 v. David Crystal, Inc. Appeal of Edward Defabio, in No. 71-1441. Appeal of Paul D'alessandro, in No. 71-1442Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  5. J. Richard Dirose v. Pk Management Corp., Nicholas A. Demare, Frank Ciccarelli, John S. Russo, Harry Kursh, Anthony Curatolo and Jerome DanskerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982

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