Legal Opinion
Leonard J. Furbee v. Vantage Press, Inc
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 1972No. 24565PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Senior Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Furbee is the author of a book titled Twenty-Four Years with Lincoln. Defendant-appellee Vantage Press, Inc., is his publisher. Fur-bee and Vantage Press entered into an agreement in 1967 for the book’s publication and distribution. In 1970 Fur-bee, alleging that Vantage Press fraudulently induced him to make the agreement, commenced the instant suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Vantage Press moved to dismiss the case on the ground that suit could be brought only in the courts of New York, as provided in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. SzukhentSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Erl Anger Mills, Inc. v. Cohoes Fibre Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- Wm. H. Muller & Co., Inc. v. Swedish American Line Ltd. And Transatlantic Steamship Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Central Contracting Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- A/s Krediit Pank v. The Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Lynne E. Solomon, Parent and Natural Guardian of Patricia Solomon v. John F. Solomon, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Mercury Coal & Coke, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation v. Mannesmann Pipe and Steel Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- 2215 Fifth Street Associates, LP v. U-Haul International, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- Full-Sight Contact Lens Corp. v. Soft Lenses, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Clinton v. JangerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
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