Legal Opinion
Empire Gas Corporation v. American Bakeries Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 12, 1988No. 87-1411PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal in a diversity contract case presents a fundamental question — surprisingly little discussed by either courts or commentators — in the law of requirements contracts. Is such a contract essentially a buyer's option, entitling him to purchase all he needs of the good in question on the terms set forth in the contract, but leaving him free to purchase none if he wishes *1335provided that he does not purchase the good from anyone else and is not acting out of ill will toward the seller?
Empire Gas Corporation is a retail distributor of liquefied petroleum gas, better…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Afram Export Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Minnesota Lumber Co. v. Whitebreast Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Anthony J. Bosco v. Robert B. SerhantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by70 opinions
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