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DICKSTEIN v. duPONT

No. 7808.

443 F.2d 783 (1971)

Merritt DICKSTEIN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Edmond duPONT et al., as they are partners of Francis I. duPont & Co., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Keefe Hurley, Boston, Mass., with whom Earle C. Cooley, David S. Mortensen, Gary W. Carlson, and Hale & Dorr, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

James C. Heigham, Boston, Mass., with whom William Diller and Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Merritt Dickstein, employed as a "registered representative" by Francis I. duPont & Co., a member of the New York Stock Exchange, helped obtain the Valle's Steak House chain as a financial and underwriting client for duPont. He received a "finder's fee" of $2,000, which he claimed was "grossly inadequate". After an unsuccessful demand on duPont for a "fair and reasonable finder's fee", Dickstein brought this diversity action in federal court...

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