Legal Opinion
Backar v. Western States Producing Company
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided July 8, 1974No. SA-72-CA-134PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SUTTLE, District Judge.
This breach of contract action is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. The facts related to liability are not in dispute. On January 29, 1971, defendants mailed the following letter from San Antonio, Texas to plaintiff in New York, New York:
Dear Andre:
In consideration of your obtaining investors (whether persons, corporations, or organizations) for drilling funds managed by Western States Producing Company, or any other companies with which I am associated, each of the undersigned agrees that if any such investors, directly or…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Product Promotions, Inc. v. Jacques Y. CousteauCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Intercontinental Planning, Ltd. v. Daystrom Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Weston Funding Corporation v. Lafayette Towers, Inc. And George C. PeckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Andre Backar, Cross-Appellee v. Western States Producing Company (Now Hytech Energy Corporation) and Wayman W. Buchanan, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Colonial Life & Accident Insurance v. Hartford Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Weston Funding Corp. v. Lafayette Towers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Kutka v. Temporaries, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1983
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