Richie Company, LLP v. Lyndon Insurance Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Richie Company, LLP (“Richie”), appeals the District Court’s 1 summary judgment in favor of Lyndon Insurance Company, Inc. (“Lyndon”), in Richie’s breach-of-contract lawsuit. The District Court determined that a letter of agreement between the parties was an unenforceable “agreement to agree” rather than an enforceable contract under Minnesota law. We affirm.
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The dispute in this case centers around a document referred to as a “letter of agreement” between Richie and Lyndon. Richie and Lyndon began negotiating plans for Lyndon to acquire ownership of or an interest in one…
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