Legal Opinion

Alfred M. Johnston, Trustees v. Holiday Inns, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 15, 1977No. 77-1149PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This diversity case requires the court to apply long-established principles of contract law to a complicated modern business transaction. Plaintiffs, Alfred Johnston and Daniel Greenwood (hereinafter “appellant”) entered into negotiations with defendant, Holiday Inns of America, Inc. (hereinafter “appellee”), to facilitate building a restaurant-motel complex on land that appellant owned. In May, 1968, appellee signed an instrument denominated a “Memorandum Agreement” that outlined the transaction. It provided that the parties would form a nominee trust to which the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

Johnson-Foster Co. v. D'Amore Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
Hastings v. LovejoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
Codman v. BeaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
Kirkley v. F. H. Roberts Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
Bresky v. RosenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926

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3Cited by26 opinions

Johnston v. Holiday Inns, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Matthew B. Connolly, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. La Rambla Shopping Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Chrysler Corporation, Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Chrysler Corporation, Appeal of Computer Systems of America, Inc., Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Chrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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