San Carlo Opera Co. v. Conley

.LEIBELL, District Judge.

Eugene Conley, one of the parties to the arbitration, was employed by the San Carlo Opera Company, the other party thereto, as a tenor in the performance of various operatic compositions throughout the -United States in the early 1940s. Subsequently Conley became a member of the armed forces of the United States terminating his services for the company. On June 30, 1944, Conley, through his authorized representative, Ettore Verna, entered into an option agreement in writing with the San Carlo Opera Company, while he was still a member of the armed forces. The option…