Legal Opinion

Allen A. Greenberg, D/B/A Allen Greenberg & Associates v. General Mills Fun Group, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 7, 1973No. 72-3793PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from the granting of judgment on the pleadings and final summary judgment in a contract case. Finding that the contract upon which judgment was granted is ambiguous and that therefore the case should have gone to the jury, we reverse.

Plaintiff-appellant, Allen A. Green-berg, is an inventor of toys. On July 25, 1969, he entered into a contract with Rainbow Crafts, Inc. (RCI), the predecessor in interest of defendant-appellee, General Mills Fun Group, Inc., whereby RCI agreed to pay plaintiff fifteen thousand dollars in exchange for his development of a line of toys to be…

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  3. Arthur T. Stanton v. Everett P. LarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  4. J. M. Blythe Motor Lines Corporation v. Jean Blanchette BlalockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  5. Franklin National Bank v. KrakowDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1969

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  5. Commercial Credit Corp. v. LaneDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1979

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