Legal Opinion
Presser Royalty Company v. Chase Manhattan Bank
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 15, 1959No. 131, Docket 25826PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
The question for decision is whether the trial judge erred in dismissing for insufficiency of evidence the suit of Presser Royalty Company to recover a broker’s commission from the Chase Manhattan Bank, the purchaser on behalf of various pension trusts, of a mineral interest in certain Texas oil lands. Jurisdiction was founded upon diversity of citizenship. We find that the trial judge’s dismissal of the complaint is fully supported by the record, and we affirm the judgment.
The amended complaint alleged the Bank’s contractual obligation to pay plaintiff a commission of…
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