Legal Opinion
Curtis Cox v. Snap, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2017No. 16-2166PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action for breach of contract, SNAP, Inc. appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Curtis Cox. The district court concluded that SNAP breached its contract with Cox by refusing to repurchase stock options the contract granted to him and awarded Cox $637,867.42 in damages, the full value of his options plus interest. On appeal, SNAP argues that the contract itself did not convey options to Cox but merely included an executory promise to issue those options, which SNAP never in fact issued. SNAP also challenges the calculation of damages.…
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