Legal Opinion
United Broadcasting Company, Inc., U.B.C. Sales, Inc., and Their Officers and Richard Eaton v. Jay J. Armes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1975No. 73-3824PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
In this Texas diversity case we must interpret a series of oral and written contracts for personal services undertaken and performed in the context of a most extraordinary set of facts. Plaintiff Richard Eaton and two corporations of which he is president appeal from a judgment for $80,000, plus court costs, entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant and counterclaimant Jay Ar-mes. We affirm..
I. Factual Background to the Dispute
A. The Relationship Between Eaton and Estella Vega Padilla
Richard Eaton is a Washington businessman who is president and sole stockholder…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Weyerhaeuser Company v. Bucon Construction Company, Inc., and Travelers Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- City of Galveston v. O'MaraCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- City of Galveston v. HeffernanTexas Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Doran v. WolkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
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- Labit v. Santa Fe Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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