Legal Opinion
Cates v. Morgan Portable Building Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 1985No. Nos. 85-1144, 85-1228PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity breach of contract suit is not the longest contract lawsuit in history, but it is one of the longest relative to the stakes, which are modest (under $60,000). The ease is in its fifteenth year, and this is the third appeal to this court. (May its third coming be the last.) The present lawyers for the opposing parties were debate partners in high school at a time when the lawsuit was already well under way; and 12 years ago the plaintiffs were complaining about delay in the disposition of the case. See “Waiting for Court Date: Justice Eludes Motel…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Tcp Industries, Inc. v. Uniroyal, Inc., Donald C. FresneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Casio, Inc. v. S.M. & R. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- A. C. Newman, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Don Ray Smith v. Cmta-Iam Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- S. J. Groves & Sons Company v. Warner CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Alvin Hunter v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation, Engine Division, and Andre J. Lambert, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Baltimore Orioles, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Players Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Gary McKNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Catullo v. MetznerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Vigortone Ag Products, Inc., Formerly Known as Provimi Acquisition Corporation v. Pm Ag Products, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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