Legal Opinion

Thomas K. Allen, Jr. v. Cedar Real Estate Group, LLP

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 3, 2001No. 99-4090PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Keith Allen, an Indiana citizen, made a written offer to Cedar Real Estate Group, LLP (“Cedar”), an Iowa Partnership, to purchase a 6.2 acre parcel of land for $360,000. Cedar made a counteroffer which minimally changed the terms of the original offer, and Allen accepted. After an environmental audit revealed unexpected soil and groundwater contamination, the parties negotiated unsuccessfully for approximately four months in an attempt to allocate the costs of environmental remediation. Eventually, due to the parties’ inability to reach an agreement, Cedar…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
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  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. First Federal Savings Bank of Indiana v. Key Markets, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by51 opinions

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