Legal Opinion
The Selmer Company v. Blakeslee-Midwest Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and Federal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 29, 1983No. 82-2493PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by the plaintiff from summary judgment for the defendants in a diversity case requires us to consider the meaning, under Wisconsin contract law, of “economic duress” as a defense to a settlement of a contract dispute.
On this appeal, we must take as true the following facts. The plaintiff, Selmer, agreed to act as a subcontractor on a construction project for which the defendant Blakeslee-Midwest Prestressed Concrete Company was the general contractor. Under the contract between Blakeslee-Midwest and Selmer, Selmer was to receive $210,000 for erecting…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wurtz v. FleischmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Totem Marine Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- Alaska Packers' Ass'n v. DomenicoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- Mendelson v. Blatz Brewing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Wisconsin Knife Works v. National Metal CraftersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- American Hospital Supply Corp. v. Hospital Products Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Lake River Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Carborundum Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Rochester Ford Sales, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Lorenzen v. Employees Retirement Plan of the Sperry & Hutchinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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