Legal Opinion

Long v. Atlantic PBS, Inc.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 18, 1996No. 94-685-AppealPublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

This case provides yet another illustration of why, as Neil Sedaka once crooned, “Breaking up is hard to do” 1 — even in business relationships. Two former business associates and the corporation that once employed them, all now claiming to be “more sinned against than sinning,” 2 appeal from judgments entered by the Superior Court after a jury gave at least some credence to both sides’ claims and counterclaims when it returned a verdict in favor of Atlantic PBS, Inc. (Atlantic) on its breaeh-of-fidueiary-duty claims and in favor of John Long (Long) on his…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Barbato v. EpsteinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1964
  3. Wilkes v. Springside Nursing Home, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  4. Morinville v. MorinvilleSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
  5. Psaty & Fuhrman, Inc. v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1949

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Nelson v. MartinTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Kurczy v. St. Joseph Veterans Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
  3. Hendrick v. HendrickSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. English v. GreenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  5. A. Teixeira & Co., Inc. v. TeixeiraSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997

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