Legal Opinion

National Tax Institute, Inc. v. Topnotch at Stowe Resort and Spa

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 5, 2004No. 03-1924PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

National Tax Institute (“the Institute”) — an organization that puts on conferences — sued Topnotch, a resort hotel at Stowe, Vermont, with a capacity of 90 rooms. The suit concerned the meaning of a contract provision between the parties as to the number of rooms to be provided to the Institute at a reduced rate. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Topnotch, and this appeal by the Institute followed.

Since 1995, the Institute has run an annual week-long seminar for accountants and attorneys at Topnotch. The dates have been in October, typically at or…

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