Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Real Estate Investment Trust v. George Weinstein
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 13, 1986No. 85-1541PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A real estate investment trust is supervised by a board of trustees but run from day to day by independent contractors that evaluate, buy, sell, and manage property. In 1975 Wisconsin Real Estate Investment Trust (WREIT) hired REIT Property Managers, Ltd. (RPM) to conduct the trust’s daily business. The officers of RPM were George Weinstein and his son Stanley, who also were partners in Weinstein Associates. RPM contracted with Weinstein Associates for the services RPM would supply to WREIT. This structure was approved by WREIT’s trustees. In April 1977 George…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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