Legal Opinion
John Gould v. Artisoft, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 1993No. 92-2419PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, John Gould alleges that Artisoft, Incorporated (“Artisoft”) breached his employment contract. The district court dismissed Gould’s complaint, concluding that he had failed to satisfy a condition precedent and, alternatively, that the contract failed for lack of consideration. Because we find that Gould sufficiently alleged the formation of a valid contract supported by adequate consideration, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. FACTS
In reviewing this grant of a motion to dismiss, we consider only the well-pleaded…
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