Legal Opinion
Bittner v. American-Marietta Company
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided May 14, 1958No. Civ. 1534-DPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLATT, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a citizen of St. Louis, Missouri, seeks to recover for his services as a “finder”. The defendant company is a citizen of Illinois, and its principal office is in Chicago, Illinois.
It is alleged in the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to be paid' for his services by virtue of an alleged oral contract with the defendant to procure for the defendant a willing seller of a cement company; that the plaintiff performed the contract and the defendant purchased the Dragon Cement Company as a result of the plaintiff’s services.
The defendant presents a motion for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The City of Chicago v. BarnettIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
- Elmer L. Caylor v. C. Edgar VirdenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- McKenna v. EdwardsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
- Kuffler v. ListDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- P. W. Chapman & Co. v. CorneliusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Davidson v. RobieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Modern Tackle Co. v. Bradley Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Kilbane v. DyasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Max Lirtzman v. Fuqua Industries, Inc., and National Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Ames v. Ideal Cement Co.New York Supreme Court · 1962
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