Legal Opinion
Big Horn Coal Company v. Commonwealth Edison Company, Black Butte Coal Company v. Commonwealth Edison Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1988No. 85-1829, 85-1830PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case arises out of long-term coal contracts between an Illinois public utility, Commonwealth Edison Company (Edison), and two Wyoming coal producers, Black Butte Coal Company and Big Horn Coal Company (collectively, the Coal Companies). The coal contracts together call for the supply and purchase of more than 180 million tons of coal through the end of the century. The Coal Companies brought this breach of contract suit when Edison invoked a contract clause to reduce its scheduled purchase obligations. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of the Coal…
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