Cole Energy Development Co. v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

This cause is before the Court on remand for further proceedings before another district judge. Cole Energy Development Co. v. Ingersoll-Rand Co., 8 F.3d 607, 611 (7th Cir.1993). In order to assist the judge who will hear the case, the Court believes that a background summary is in order.

I

This is the third time this case has been before this Court. The ease involves a breach of contract suit against the lessor of compressors used by Cole Energy to extract natural gas from its Fishhook gas field in Illinois. Cole is a one-fourth owner of the Fishhook Field.…