Legal Opinion
Basic v. Fitzroy Engineering, Ltd.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 6, 1996No. 96 C 1650PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge:
Before the court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint for Declaratory Judgment. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.
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Plaintiff John N. Basic, Sr. (“Basic”) is an Illinois resident. Defendant Fitzroy Engineering, Ltd. (“Fitzroy”) is a foreign company incorporated in New Zealand. In his Complaint, Basic requests that this court make a variety of declarations, all of which will be discussed below.
Fitzroy, a construction and engineering company, entered into a construction contract with Auckland (New Zealand) International…
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