Legal Opinion
Irving P. Karlin v. Warren E. Avis and Avis Industrial Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 10, 1972No. 489, Docket 71-2084PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Irving Karlin sought below to recover from each defendant a “finder’s fee” for his role in the sale of Avis Industrial Corporation (Industrial) stock to Ultra Dynamics Corporation (Ultra). 1 Judge Bartels, 332 F.Supp. 957, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b). We affirm.
The stock was held in part by Industrial as treasury stock and in part by Warren E. Avis (Avis), 2 owner of a controlling interest in Industrial. Appellant received from Ultra 9,000 shares of its common stock as his finder’s fee, but he contends…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Crabtree v. Elizabeth Arden Sales Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Bradkin v. LevertonNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Morris Cohon & Co. v. RussellNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Minichiello v. Royal Business Funds Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Gray v. Kaufman Dairy & Ice Cream Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
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