Eugene W. Blanton Landmark Enterprises, Inc. v. Richard H. Friedberg

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant, Richard H. Friedberg, appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Eugene W. Blanton and Landmark Enterprises, Inc. (“Landmark”) in this diversity action, alleging breach of contract and quantum meruit claims. 1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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This case involves a dispute between the parties concerning the development of several tracts of real estate in South Carolina. Blanton, a South Carolina real estate broker, claims that he entered into an oral agreement with Friedberg during 1978 and 1979 to develop a parcel of land,…