Legal Opinion
Melvin Hiller, and Philip Stoller (57) (Stoller Dismissed) v. The Franklin Mint, Inc. And Joseph M. Segal
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 26, 1973No. 72-2019PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT.
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This action was commenced in the district court by a complaint filed on behalf of Melvin Hiller, a New York resident, and Philip Stoller, 1 which alleged that the Pennsylvania appellees, Joseph Segel and The Franklin Mint, Inc., 2 breached an oral contract to pay Hiller a finder’s fee. Jurisdiction rested on diversity and an amount in controversy in excess of $10,000. The appellees moved for summary judgment, asserting that the alleged contract was governed by New York law and that under the relevant New York statute of frauds, it was void. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McSwain v. McSwainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Tyminski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Minichiello v. Royal Business Funds Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Baldassarre v. Rare Metals Derivatives, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Irving P. Karlin v. Warren E. Avis and Avis Industrial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Becker v. Interstate PropertiesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Worrell v. Multipress, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1989
- Burns v. GouldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Boyle v. Stefurak (In Re Sloan)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Schreiber v. CammDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1994
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