Legal Opinion
Manhattan Fuel Co., Inc. v. New England Petroleum Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 13, 1976No. 71 Civ. 793 (KTD)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.
This action is to recover brokerage commissions. Plaintiff alleges that in May 1967, defendant, a seller of fuel oil, agreed to pay such commissions to John S. Routh, Jr. (“Routh”) if Routh procured Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (“Niagara Mohawk”) as a fuel oil customer for defendant. It further asserts that Routh’s rights under the agreement were assigned in December 1967, to Manhattan Coal Company, who, in February 1969, assigned those rights to plaintiff. 1 It is conceded that in July 1970, defendant entered into two long-term fuel oil…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Crabtree v. Elizabeth Arden Sales Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Allenberg Cotton Co. v. PittmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morris Cohon & Co. v. RussellNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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