Legal Opinion
Culbreth v. Simone
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 15, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-2829PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GILES, District Judge.
Relying on various legal theories, including fraud, plaintiffs claim that defendants breached a performing arts contract causing damages in excess of $50,000. Almost six years after the alleged breach of agreement, plaintiffs, a Pennsylvania corporation and two individual Pennsylvania residents, initiated this lawsuit against Nina Simone, a popular vocalist, her husband, Andrew Stroud, and her lawyer Maxwell T. Cohen, Esquire. All defendants are alleged to be New York citizens. However, service of process has been made only as to defendant Cohen.
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2Cases cited44 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Guy v. LiederbachSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. v. Crown Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- In Re Estate of AgostiniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- A.J. Cunningham Packing Corp. v. Congress Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia & Vicinity v. Malone Realty Co. (In Re Malone)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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