Legal Opinion
Adika v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 24, 2006No. 05-6831PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
This case is a contract dispute between Mike Smith, a thoroughbred jockey, and Shabtai Steve Adika, his former agent. Adika seeks a portion of the yearly stud fee from the stallion Unbridled’s Song. The district court dismissed the case because it was time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Adika appeals that decision. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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Adika operated as the agent for Smith, a thoroughbred jockey, from 1989 to 1999. As is customary in this business, no written contract ever existed between the two. The two men worked…
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