Legal Opinion

Karl Rove & Company v. Richard Thornburgh, Richard Thornburgh, Cross-Appellee, and Raymond P. Dimuzio, Defendant-Cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1994No. 93-8451PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from a diversity jurisdiction suit on a contractual debt. Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee Richard Thornburgh (“Thornburgh”) asks us to reverse the district court’s judgment holding him personally liable for a contractual obligation incurred during his campaign for the U.S. Senate by the “Thornburgh for Senate Committee” (the “Committee”), Thorn-burgh’s unincorporated principal campaign committee. He argues that the district court erred by finding that — personally and through his general agent, Murray Dickman (“Dickman”) — Thornburgh authorized,…

2Cases cited92 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by63 opinions

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  3. Teper v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Arguello v. Conoco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. Tow v. Henley (In re Henley)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2012

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