Legal Opinion
Hachikian v. Federal Deposit Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 11, 1996No. 96-1230PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Kenneth V. Haehikian seeks to enforce, or in the alternative to obtain damages for the breach of, an oral agreement that he allegedly made with defendant-appellee Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The district court dashed his hopes by granting the FDIC’s motion for summary judgment. The court reasoned that, even if a contract had been formed, it violated the statute of frauds. We affirm, albeit on a different ground.
I. BACKGROUND
Adhering to the familiar praxis, we recite the pertinent facts in the light most favorable to the party who…
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