EXHIBIT 5.1

             OPINION AND CONSENT OF LEVY & LEVY, P.A.

                        LEVY & LEVY, P.A.
                      Plaza 1000, Suite 309
                           Main Street
                    Voorhees, New Jersey 08043
                          (609) 751-9494
                       FAX: (609) 751-9779


                         October 3, 1997

Board of Directors
Canterbury Information Technology, Inc.
1600 Medford Plaza
Route 70 & Hartford Road
Medford, NJ  08055

     RE:  Opinion Letter and Consent
          Registration Statement on Form S-3

Gentlemen:

     We are acting as Securities Counsel for Canterbury Information
Technology, Inc. ("Company") with respect  to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 ("Registration Statement"), filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose
of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock ("Common Stock"), $.001 par value,
underlying the Class D Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock"), that
was issued by the Company to various "Selling Shareholders".

     We are of the opinion that the said Common Stock when issued,
will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable, except as may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar
laws or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors'
rights generally.

     We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and to the reference to us under
the caption "Legal Opinion" in the Prospectus which is a part of
the Registration Statement.

                                   Very Truly Yours,

                                   LEVY & LEVY, P.A.

                                   BY: /s/William N. Levy
                                        William N. Levy, Esq.
                                        Securities Counsel for
Registrant
WNL:mdr