MARTIN v. MORGAN DRIVE AWAY, INC.

No. 80-3371.

665 F.2d 598 (1982)

Harry MARTIN, et al., Plaintiffs, Zarnoff O. Samford and Martin Trailer Toters, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MORGAN DRIVE AWAY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

January 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacques F. Bezou, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, Daniel Lund, New Orleans, La., for National Trailer Convoy, Inc.

Hope S. Foster, Washington, D.C., for Transit Homes.

John C. Christie, Jr., Lucinda O. McConathy, R. T. Colman, Robert G. Abrams, Washington, D.C., for Morgan Drive Away, Inc.

Before REAVLEY, RANDALL and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Zarnoff Samford and Martin Trailer Toters, Inc. ("MTTI") appeal the district court's determination that Samford had no standing to pursue an antitrust claim against defendants because his right to sue on behalf of MTTI was based upon an assignment which was invalid under the ancient and little used doctrine of champerty. Plaintiffs also claim that MTTI's suit against defendants was also improperly dismissed. We vacate the district...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases