Teter v. Glass Onion, Inc.

ORDER

FERNANDO J. GAITAN, JR., Chief Judge.

Pending before the Court is defendant Glass Onion, Ine.’s (“GOI”) Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 69) and plaintiff Gary L. Teter, Jr.’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 70).

I. BACKGROUND

Teter is a renowned artist that paints fine art depicting historic scenes of American frontier life, and sells his work at selected art galleries. In January 2007, Brad and Diana Walpole, owners of Glass Onion, Inc. (“GOI”), entered negotiations with Jim Sanders, owner of Treasure Palace Ltd. (“TPL”) doing business as 83 Spring Street Gallery…