Legal Opinion

Giannakos v. M/V Bravo Trader

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 17, 1985No. 84-3737PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Per curiam

Kenneth C. Scullin asks us to vacate the district court’s judgment enforcing a settlement agreement between Scullin and Panos Giannakos on the grounds that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the suit. We vacate and remand.

I

Giannakos filed suit in 1981 alleging that Scullin and two corporations controlled by Scullin, Gulf Trading Company and Hyperion Helios Shipping Corporation, had failed to compensate Giannakos for services rendered in accordance with an oral contract between Giannakos and Scullin. Under the contract Giannakos was to serve as a consultant to aid defendants’…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. The Aro Corporation v. Allied Witan CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  3. Meetings & Expositions, Inc. v. Tandy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  4. In the Matter of Jonathan Kutner, Debtors. Daniel C. Stewart v. Jonathan KutnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Jacqueline Suzanne Agathe Jagiella, A/K/A Jacqueline Rigaux Jagiella v. Waclav James Constantine Jagiella, A/K/A Waclav J. JagiellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Hensgens v. Deere & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  2. Victor C. Baris v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., Caltex Petroleum, Inc., Caltex Petroleum Corporation, and Caltex Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  3. Combs v. Nick Garin TruckingCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  4. James C. Kanzelberger and Contemporary, Inc., Cross v. Warren F. Kanzelberger and Geraldine G. Kanzelberger, Cross-Appellees, and William J. DeauCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Broadcast Music, Inc. v. M.T.S. Enterprises, Inc., Gordon Tonry, and Delores TonryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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