Legal Opinion
William R. Putnam, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Robert R. Williams, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1981No. 80-7389PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This is a diversity action removed from the State Court of Fulton County, Georgia to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on the motion of the defendant, Robert R. Williams, an Alabama businessman and the appellee. Williams was sued by sports organizer William R. Putnam for damages arising from an unsuccessful attempt to form a professional soccer franchise in Atlanta. The district court granted Williams’ motion for summary judgment, whereupon Putnam filed this appeal.
In the winter of 1978, Putnam began a search for someone to start an…
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