Legal Opinion

Richie Company, LLP v. Lyndon Insurance Group, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 9, 2003No. 02-1071PublishedCited by 9 opinions

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…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hill v. Okay Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. Metro Office Parks Co. v. Control Data Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
  3. Eileen Wayne v. Genesis MedicalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. King v. Dalton Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  5. McCormack v. CitibankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. v. Everett Financial, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2020
  5. Asset Marketing Services, LLC v. JAM Products, Inc.et alDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2021

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