Legal Opinion
Sacks v. Stecker
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 12, 1932No. 79PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
By this action the plaintiff seeks to recover a commission for procuring the sale of real estate. Jurisdiction rests upon diversity of citizenship.
The land in question was located in New Jersey and belonged to a brewing company of which the defendant was the president. The complaint alleges a personal contract by the defendant and performance thereof on the part of the plaintiff, entitling him to a 5 per cent, commission on the priee for which the brewing company sold its land. The defendant’s answer, in addition to a general denial, sets up the defense of res judicata…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. SlaghtSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Swift v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- House v. MullenSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Martin v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1897
- Reeves v. ReevesNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1928
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Williams v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1953
- Divide Creek Irr. Dist. v. HollingsworthCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Kelliher v. Stone & Webster, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- W. E. Hedger Transp. Corp. v. Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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