Legal Opinion

John Buxton v. Diversified Resources Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 25, 1980No. 79-1404PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether Diversified Resources, the appellant, is liable for a debt in the amount of $20,000 for a loan made by the plaintiff-appellee John Buxton, or whether the action by Buxton is barred by the statute of limitations.

The Essential Facts

The predecessor companies to Diversified were U.S. Silver and Mining Corp., U.S. Copper Corp., and Mojave Uranium Corp. Buxton’s son, Robert J. Pinder, was president of Diversified and its predecessor companies for more than ten years prior to 1972. Pinder was also Chief Executive…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Knox v. First Security Bank of UtahCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
  2. McWaters and Bartlett, a Co-Partnership Consisting of Hugh B. McWaters and Sidney J. Bartlett and General Casualty Company of America, a Corporation v. United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Lewis H. Wilson, American Surety Company of New York, a Corporation v. McWaters and Bartlett, a Co-Partnership Consisting of Hugh B. McWaters and Sidney J. Bartlett and General Casualty Company of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
  3. Ellen Gregg Ingalls v. Ingalls Iron Works CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  4. JP Koch, Inc. v. JC Penney Company, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Victory Inv. Corp. v. Muskogee Electric Traction Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Roland Riddell v. Riddell Washington CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
  2. Federal Savings & Loan Insurance v. Shearson-American Express, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1987
  3. Pear v. Grand Forks Motel AssociatesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. PNL Asset Management Co. v. Brenden & Taylor PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1998
  5. United States v. Howard S. CulverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992

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