Legal Opinion
Thornton Elliott v. The United Center, a Joint Venture F/k/a Metro-Chicago Sports Stadium Joint Venture
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 3, 1997No. 96-3002PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Millions of spectators have attended games and other events at the United Center, home of the world-famous Chicago Bulls, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks, circuses, ice shows, concerts, and in 1996 the Democratic National Convention. But ever since the United Center opened, replacing the former Chicago Stadium, it has had a policy that prohibits all patrons of the Center from bringing food into the arena. This, according to Thornton Elliott and his co-plaintiffs, has given a “monopoly” on food sales to the Center. Elliott and his colleagues are licensed peanut…
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