Legal Opinion
Weisberg v. Smith
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 17, 2005No. 05 CIV. 7478(LAK)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
This contract dispute is before the Court on the motion of defendant Joseph Regal to dismiss the complaint for failure to join an indispensable party and failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Facts
The Amended Complaint
According to the amended complaint, the allegations of which are accepted as true for purposes of this motion, plaintiff represented defendant Gregory John Smith (“Roberts”) in seeking a movie deal for his novel, Shantaram. The relationship came to an end, at which time the parties entered into a contract pursuant to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Peters Griffin Woodward, Inc. v. WCSC, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- General Electric Co. v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- Violette v. Armonk Associates, L.P.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Harger v. PriceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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