EXHIBIT 5.1
ENGLISH, McCAUGHAN & O'BRYAN LETTERHEAD
Gerald W. Gritter
September 1, 2000
etravelserve.com, Inc.
c/o EMO Corporate Services, Inc.
100 NE Third Avenue, Suite 1100
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Re: Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8 Registration Statement
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to etravelserve.com, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company") in connection with its Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), relating to the offering of
up to 6,000,000 shares (the "Shares") of its common stock (the "Shares")
pursuant to the Company's Year 2000 Stock Award and Option Plan, as amended
("Stock Plan").
In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records
and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of
this opinion, including the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, the
By-Laws of the Company and the Stock Plan.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, the Shares when
awarded in accordance with the terms of the Stock Plan will be legally and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in connection with the
Company's registration statement and the inclusion hereof as an exhibit thereto.
This opinion letter is rendered as of the date first written above and we
disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or
developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may
alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. Our opinion is expressly
limited to the matters set forth above and we render no opinion, whether by
implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company, the
Stock Plan or the shares of common stock issuable under such Stock Plan.
Very truly yours,
ENGLISH, MCCAUGHAN & O'BRYAN, P.A.
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By /s/ Gerald Gritter
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