Legal Opinion
Vanguard Telecommunications, Inc. v. Southern New England Telephone Company Csx Corporation, and Lightnet
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 23, 1990No. 89-5550PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this diversity case from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment presents primarily a question of contract construction. Plaintiff, Vanguard Telecommunications (Vanguard), sued defendants, Southern New England Telephone (SNET), CSX Corporation (CSX), and their joint venture Lightnet (referred to collectively as Lightnet) for an alleged breach of their brokerage contract. Vanguard claimed that it was due commissions on all sales made to companies on its prepared account list, regardless of who was responsible for the sale. Vanguard…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by60 opinions
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