Poitier v. American Broadcast Companies

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered on June 21, 1977, granting plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend his complaint, insofar as the order permitted plaintiff to allege new causes of action for quantum meruit and promissory estoppel, reversed, on the law and the facts, and the motion denied, without costs or disbursements. Plaintiff sues American Broadcast Companies (ABC) for breach of an express oral contract calling for him to play the featured role in a movie to be produced by ABC. The action was commenced in 1971. Plaintiff filed a note of issue and statement of readiness in…