Legal Opinion

Harris v. Scarcelli (In Re Oak Knoll Associates, L.P.)

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 19, 2016No. 15-2189PPublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

Appellant Robert Harris seeks to recover a real estate broker’s commission that he claims is owed to him by Appellees Rosa Scarcelli and Oak Knoll Associates, L.P. (collectively, “Oak Knoll”). Conclud-ing on these facts that Oak Knoll is not contractually obligated to pay Harris a commission and that Harris has failed to identify a basis upon which he would be entitled to equitable relief, we affirm the grant of summary judgment in favor of Oak Knoll.

I. Background

Oak Knoll Associates, L.P., is a limited partnership whose general partners at all relevant times consisted of…

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