Legal Opinion

Astor Chauffeured Limousine Co. v. Runnfeldt Investment Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 24, 1990No. Nos. 89-1631, 89-1654PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Limousine companies, like many law firms, flourish to the extent they have stable lists of corporate clients. Walk-in business is not enough to keep a firm solvent. Centennial Custom Limousine Service, which offered limousine service in Chicago, experienced the problem first hand. Two years of negative profits convinced its par*1543ent, Runnfeldt Investment Corporation, that new clients had to be obtained immediately.

Runnfeldt’s principal investors, Elmer A. Goodman and David Schoenberg, hired James Malchin, the dispatcher at Chicago Limousine Company. Centennial…

2Cases cited61 opinions

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3Cited by60 opinions

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  2. Annamma A. Ezekiel and Al Ezekiel v. Jaime T. Michel and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Harriet Rissetto v. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 343, a Business Entity, Form Unknown, Michael Beavers and Does 1-25, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  4. In the Matter of Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. In the Matter of John E. Mayer and Deborah Mayer, Debtors-Appellants v. Spanel International Ltd. And Bank One-Rockford, N.A., Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

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