Legal Opinion
Weston Funding Corporation v. Lafayette Towers, Inc. And George C. Peck
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 4, 1977No. 123, Docket 76-7190PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Weston Funding Corporation (Weston) appeals from a judgment entered March 11, 1976 in the Southern District of New York, Robert L. Carter, District Judge, 410 F.Supp. 980, which granted the motions of defendants Lafayette Towers, Inc. (Lafayette) and George C. Peck (Peck) for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint in a diversity action to recover real estate brokerage commissions. The district court held that plaintiff’s action is barred on grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Weston is a New York corporation. It is licensed…
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