Legal Opinion
Ocean Atlantic Development Corp. v. Aurora Christian Schools, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 14, 2003No. 01-2239, 01-3400PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
In these two cases, which we have consolidated for decision, the Ocean Atlantic Development Corporation and the Ocean Atlantic Chicago Corporation (“Ocean Atlantic”) tendered letter offers to the owners of undeveloped land that Ocean Atlantic wished to purchase and the owners signed those offers. Each offer expressly anticipated that the parties would, in due course, sign a contract for the purchase and sale of the properties. As it turned out, however, the ensuing negotiations did not produce a final contract in either case. From the property owners’…
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