Hayutin v. Weintraub

Plaintiff Harvey Hayutin appeals from an adverse judgment rendered in favor of defendant and cross-complainant Seymour Weintraub in an action brought for equitable cancellation of an agreement under which the parties had participated in a private auction of their shares of stock in an equally owned corporation named Banner Productions, Inc., Weintraub being the successful bidder; plaintiff also sought a judgment directing reopening of the auction and resumption of the bidding. The court awarded to defendant specific performance upon his cross-complaint.

Appellant’s principal contentions on…