Legal Opinion
David J. Freund v. E.D. & F. Man International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1999No. 99-1627PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
This diversity suit for breach of contract was resolved against the plaintiff, David Freund, after a bench trial. The ground of the decision was that the key contractual provision on which Freund was suing was contrary to the common law of Illinois. The contract provides that it shall be interpreted in accordance with Illinois law and the parties agree, at least tacitly (and that’s good enough), that Illinois law governs the enforceability as well as interpretation of the contract.
Freund is a commodities broker who in 1990 entered into a contract with Index Futures Group,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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