Legal Opinion
Grattan v. Societa Per Azzioni Cotonificio Cantoni
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 28, 1957PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The defendant Societa Per Azzioni Cotonificio Cantoni, hereafter called Cantoni, moves to dismiss the first cause of action on the ground of res judicata.
Judgment is sought thereunder on a quantum meruit basis for commissions allegedly earned by the plaintiff as “the defendant’s agents and sales representatives” in securing orders, contracts and agreements for the sale of defendant’s merchandise from August 7, 1953 to May 31, 1954. The complaint demands judgment for $125,000 representing 51% of alleged sales of $2,500,000.
The question at issue is whether the foregoing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bell v. . MerrifieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Smith v. KirkpatrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Clark v. . ScovillNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Grattan v. Societa Per Azzioni Cotonficio CantoniNew York Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. ShoemakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Trujillo v. Acequia De ChamisalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
- Samuel Blanken & Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Sigmund GoldblattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Della M. Grattan, Violet Grattan, Gloria Grattan and Irene Grattan, Doing Business as D. M. Grattan Co. v. Societa Per Azzioni Cotonificio CantoniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958