Legal Opinion
Chariot Group, Inc. v. American Acquisition Partners, L.P.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 4, 1990No. 89 Civ. 2868 (LLS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STANTON, District Judge.
Each side moves for summary judgment in its favor on the issue of whether a contract had been made when negotiations regarding the sale of a corporation fell apart.
•BACKGROUND
In mid-1988 plaintiff, The Chariot Group, Inc. (“Chariot”), decided to sell one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Energy Saving Products, Inc. (“ESP”), by an auction. Chariot retained as its agent Citicorp Mergers and Acquisitions (“Citicorp”), who sent defendant American Acquisition Partners (“AAP”) a confidential offering memorandum and a letter dated July 25, 1988, prescribing…
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