Soviet Import Export, Inc. v. General Tire International Company

The plaintiff appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant in this action to recover a “finder’s fee.” In granting summary judgment the district court assumed the existence of an oral contract for the payment of a fee of 5% for the services of the plaintiff. The court found, on the basis of depositions and other evidence, that the oral contract was made in New York and held that the law of that jurisdiction governs the validity of the contract. This was a correct application of the conflict of laws rule of Ohio in this diversity case. See Arsham v. Banci, 511 F.2d 1108,…