Legal Opinion
David T. Chase v. Consolidated Foods Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 1984No. 83-2432PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
David Chase brought this diversity suit against Consolidated Foods Corporation, claiming that Consolidated had broken its contract with Chase to sell him the Fuller Brush Company, a division of Consoldiated. The jury gave judgment for Consolidated, and Chase appeals, claiming error in the instructions to the jury and in exclusion of evidence. The parties agree that Illinois law governs the substantive issues.
The alleged error in the instructions relates to the apparent authority of Newman, who was Consolidated’s vice-president, secretary, and general counsel. Newman…
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