Legal Opinion
Stiefvater Real Estate, Inc. v. James G. Hinsdale and Elizabeth M. Hinsdale
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 27, 1987No. 215, Docket 86-7551PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
This action by plaintiff Stiefvater Real Estate, Inc. (“Stiefvater”), to recover a $15,900 brokerage commission fee for having produced a purchaser for the house of defendants James G. and Elizabeth M. Hinsdale (“Hinsdale”), was commenced in New York state court and removed by Hinsdale on the basis of diversity of citizenship to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The district judge, Hon. Lloyd F. MacMahon, treating Hinsdale’s motion to dismiss the complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) as one for summary judgment under Fed.…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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