Legal Opinion
Zinsler v. Marriott Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 10, 1985No. Civ. H-83-1664PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge.
An Austrian citizen is here suing an Austrian bank and a Delaware corporation seeking damages for breach of contract and fraud. The suit arises out of a dispute concerning a promoter’s or finder’s fee allegedly due the plaintiff for his part in procuring the formation of a joint venture between the defendants for the building of a luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria. The primary question presently before the Court is whether this action should go forward here or in an appropriate Austrian court.
The plaintiff is Dr. Gerhard Zinsler (hereinafter “Zinsler”), a…
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