Legal Opinion
Cherne Contracting Corp. v. Marathon Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2009No. 08-2723PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Cherne Contracting Corporation (“Cherne”), a heavy-industrial general contractor, sued Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC (“Marathon”), the owner and operator of a petroleum refinery in Detroit, Michigan, alleging breach of an implied contract and promissory estoppel. The district court 1 granted summary judgment for Marathon on all of Cherne’s claims. Cherne appeals, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. Background
Cherne is a Michigan corporation with its principal place of business in Minneso ta. Marathon is a Delaware Limited Liability Company with its…
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