Legal Opinion
Walko Corporation v. Burger Chef Systems, Inc., an Indiana Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 2, 1977No. 75-1135PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
In June, 1968, appellees Burger Chef Systems, Inc., Robert Holtzman and William Platt entered into negotiations with appellant Walko Corporation with a view to leasing a plot on which to build a restaurant. Burger Chef ultimately decided against the venture and communicated its decision to Walko on January 26, 1971. 1 Walko protested, but sought no legal recourse until November, 1973, when it moved to intervene in a suit 2 then pending in the District Court for the District of Columbia between Burger Chef and the individual appellees. 3 That court…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Fund for Constitutional Government v. National Archives and Records ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- In Re Adele HalkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- A.I. Trade Finance, Inc. v. Petra International Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Cadc 79-12 the Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. Griffin B. BellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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