Legal Opinion
Milton P. Higgins, III v. Nathan Scherr
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1988No. 87-2580PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The factual antecedents of the present case began with a long friendship or acquaintanceship between the plaintiff, Milton P. Higgins, III, and the defendant, Nathan Scherr. Scherr enjoyed the good fortune of being the owner of the horse, Alo-ma’s Ruler, which won the 1982 Preakness at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore. Higgins, claiming he had provided services to Scherr, filed an action for breach of contract, for quantum meruit, and on a promissory estoppel theory. Higgins alleged that over several years he had provided assistance to Scherr (a) in syndication of the…
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