Legal Opinion
Albert Brown v. Financial Service Corporation, International, a Georgia Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1974No. 72-3002PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
This Florida diversity case presents questions of basic contract law. Plaintiff-appellant Albert Brown filed suit against Financial Service Corporation, International (FSC), a Georgia corporation, alleging that it breached its contract to repurchase certain stock which had been issued to Brown while he was employed by the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Financial Service Corporation of America. 1 FSC counterclaimed for the balance due on a promissory note held by it and executed by Brown in November 1968 shortly after he became employed by the company. Although we…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lalow v. CodomoSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- McNair & Wade Land Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- South Florida Lumber Mills v. BreuchaudCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Sears v. James Talcott, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- CORLETT, KILLIAN, HARDEMAN v. MerrittDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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