Legal Opinion
James Casazza v. Joseph C. Kiser
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2002No. 02-1515PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from James Casazza’s ill-fated effort to purchase a fifty-two-foot sailboat named the “Andante” from Joseph C. Kiser. Casazza sued Kiser seeking damages under the legal theories of breach of contract and promissory estoppel for Kiser’s failure to sell him this boat. The District Court 1 granted Kiser’s motion to dismiss. We affirm.
I. Background
In late May 2001, Casazza read Kiser’s listing of the Andante on an internet sales site. Shortly thereafter, Casazza contacted Kiser and expressed an interest in purchasing the boat. They agreed to meet during…
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