Legal Opinion
Chicago Downs Association, Inc. v. Dennis R. Chase, Doing Business as Sports Achievements Association
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 26, 1991No. 90-2078, 90-2672PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Dennis R. Chase appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment against him in a breach of contract action brought by Chicago Downs Association, Inc. Chicago Downs owns and operates a parimutuel horse racing track in Illinois. Chase had sold Chicago Downs what is in essence risk insurance, protecting the race track from loss in the event the track had not collected a sufficient amount of funds to cover the guaranteed payout of $50,000 to the winner of a multiple race wager called the “Super Bet.” Chicago Downs filed suit, and, during the course of this case,…
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