Legal Opinion
Roland L. Ferrera v. Carpionato Corporation, Roland L. Ferrera v. Carpionato Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 7, 1990No. 89-1391, 89-1478PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
A federal district court jury awarded plaintiff Roland Ferrera $30,000 in damages on his breach of contract claim against defendant Carpionato Corporation. The defendant moved for a directed verdict on two alternative grounds: (1) the statute of frauds was not satisfied; and (2) no reasonable jury could have found that the parties had entered into an employment contract. The district court rejected the first argument but accepted the second, and thus directed a verdict against the plaintiff. On appeal, we find that the district court erred in rejecting the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Dudzik v. Leesona Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- Mapes v. Kalva Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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- Jennings v. Ruidoso Racing AssociationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
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