Legal Opinion
Lehman v. Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 3, 1985No. 83 Civ. 3232 (WCC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge:
Plaintiff Norton J. Lehman (“Lehman”) brought this diversity action to recover a finder’s fee from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”) for services he allegedly rendered in connection with Dow Jones’s 1981 acquisition of Continental Cablevision, Inc., a cable television company. Lehman alleges six theories of liability, including breach of express contract, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, fraud, and breach of confidence.
Defendant now moves for summary judgment on each of these counts arguing that: the first…
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