Legal Opinion
Nuvest, S. A. v. Gulf & Western Industries, Inc., Natural Resources Group, a Division of Gulf& Western Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 2, 1981No. 533, Docket 80-7747PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TENNEY, District Judge:
Defendants, Gulf & Western Industries, Inc., and its Natural Resources Group (collectively referred to as “G & W”), appeal from a judgment entered in the Southern District of New York, John M. Cannella, Judge, following a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Nuvest, S. A. (“Nuvest”). The jury awarded Nuvest $850,000 plus interest on its finder’s fee contract with G & W. Defendants also appeal from Judge Cannella’s denial of their motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial.
This case hinges on whether a finder or broker…
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