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Exhibit 5.1

 

         

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP       212 450 4000 tel
450 Lexington Avenue       212 701 5800 fax
New York, NY 10017  

March 15, 2013

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

150 West Church Avenue

Maryville, TN 37801

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Guarantors”) in connection with the Company’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange up to $238,500,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “New Securities”) for any and all of its outstanding 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Old Securities”) pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof. The Old Securities were issued and the New Securities are to be issued under the indenture dated as of May 14, 2012 (the “Indenture”) between the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”). The New Securities will be guaranteed by each of the Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Indenture (the “New Guarantees”).

We have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company and the Guarantors that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all representations made by the Company and the Guarantors as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that when the New Securities are duly executed, authenticated and delivered in exchange for the Old Securities in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Exchange Offer, the New Securities will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, and each of the New Guarantees thereof by each respective Guarantor will be the valid and binding obligation of each respective Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, provided that we express no opinion as to (x) the enforceability of any


waiver of rights under any usury or stay law, (y) (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (ii) any provision of the Indenture that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of any Guarantor’s obligation and (z) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Securities to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.

In connection with the opinions expressed above, we have assumed that (i) the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated or rescinded; (ii) the Indenture is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company and each of the Guarantors); and (iii) there shall not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the New Securities or the New Guarantees.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware and the Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of the State of Delaware. Insofar as the foregoing opinion involves matters governed by the laws of Georgia, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, we have relied, without independent inquiry or investigation, on the opinions of Hunton & Williams LLP (with respect to the laws of Georgia and Texas), Bryan Cave LLP (with respect to the laws of Colorado and Kansas), Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP (with respect to the laws of Arkansas), Saul Ewing LLP (with respect to the laws of Pennsylvania) and Scarlett May (with respect to the laws of Tennessee), respectively, each filed with the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Validity of Securities” in the prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

 

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Schedule I

 

     

State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization

RTBD, Inc.

   Delaware

RT Finance, Inc.

   Delaware

Ruby Tuesday GC Cards, Inc.

   Colorado

RT Tampa Franchise, LP

   Delaware

RT Orlando Franchise, LP

   Delaware

RT South Florida Franchise, LP

   Delaware

RT New York Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Southwest Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

   Delaware

RT Kentucky Restaurant Holdings, LLC

   Delaware

RT Florida Equity, LLC

   Delaware

RTGC, LLC

   Colorado

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, LP

   Delaware

RT New England Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

Ruby Tuesday, LLC

   Delaware

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Denver Franchise, LP

   Delaware

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Portland Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT Las Vegas Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

4721 RT of Pennsylvania, Inc.

   Pennsylvania

RTT Texas, Inc.

   Texas

RTTT, LLC

   Texas

RT Arkansas Club, Inc.

   Arkansas

RT Jonesboro Club

   Arkansas

Ruby Tuesday of Conway, Inc.

   Arkansas

Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc.

   Arkansas

Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc.

   Arkansas

RT KCMO Kansas, Inc.

   Kansas

RT Louisville Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RT McGhee Tyson, LLC

   Delaware

RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware

RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

   Delaware

Quality Outdoor Services, Inc.

   Tennessee

RT Airport, Inc.

   Delaware

RT O’Toole, LLC

   Delaware

RT Smith, LLC

   Delaware

RT Millington, LLC

   Delaware

Wok Hay 2, LLC

   Delaware

RT Distributing, LLC

   Tennessee

RT Northern California Franchise, LLC

   Delaware

RTTA, LP

   Texas

 

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State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization

RT Restaurant Services, LLC

   Delaware

RT New Hampshire Restaurant Holdings, LLC

   Delaware

RT Minneapolis Holdings, LLC

   Delaware

RT Omaha Holdings, LLC

   Delaware

RT Denver, Inc.

   Georgia

RT Louisville, Inc.

   Georgia

RT Orlando, Inc.

   Georgia

RT South Florida, Inc.

   Georgia

RT Tampa, Inc.

   Georgia

RT West Palm Beach, Inc.

   Georgia

 

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