Legal Opinion
Fortress Systems, L.L.C. v. Bank of the West
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2009No. 08-1802, 08-1874PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Fortress Systems, L.L.C., (Fortress) brought this action against Bank of the West (the Bank) seeking damages for its refusal to extend a loan. Fortress asserted three claims under Nebraska law: (1) breach of contract, (2) promissory estop-pel, and (3) breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. The district court granted summary judgment to the Bank on the first and third claims; the second claim was tried to the court which awarded judgment to Fortress on its claim of promissory estoppel. The Bank now appeals the judgment in favor of Fortress and the calculation…
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