Legal Opinion
Midway Motor Lodge of Elk Grove v. Innkeepers' Telemanagement & Equipment Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 1995No. 94-3703PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
During the course of its reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, Midway Motor Lodge of Elk Grove (“Elk Grove”) rejected a contract for the lease of telephones and related equipment. 11 U.S.C. § 365(a). Rejection avoids specific performance, but the' debtor assumes a financial obligation equivalent to damages for breach of contract. 11 U.S.C. § 502(g); NLRB v. Bildisco & Bildisco, 465 U.S. 513, 531, 104 S.Ct. 1188, 1199, 79 L.Ed.2d 482 (1984); Douglas G. Baird, The Elements of Bankruptcy 117-27 (rev. ed. 1993). Elk Grove said that it had no…
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