Legal Opinion
Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. U.S. Trust Company of Florida Savings Bank, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 14, 2005No. 03-2994, 03-3098PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Sarkes Tarzian, Incorporated (“STI”) brought this suit for breach of an oral contract for the sale of non-publicly traded shares of STI stock against U.S. Trust Company of Florida Savings Bank (“U.S.Trust”). A jury found that U.S. Trust breached its contract entered into by James Pressly, who was acting on U.S. Trust’s behalf, and awarded STI $4 million in damages. U.S. Trust appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law, or in the alternative a new trial, and STI appeals a number of the district court’s rulings. For the reasons…
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- Mark Mason v. Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Palmquist v. SelvikCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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