Legal Opinion
Dennis J. Fitzpatrick, Doing Business as F.E.L. Publications v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 25, 1990No. 89-2966PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Dennis J. Fitzpatrick brings his second appeal to this court. A complete summary of the facts appears in our previous opinion, see F.E.L. Publications v. Catholic Bishop, 754 F.2d 216 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 824, 106 S.Ct. 79, 88 L.Ed.2d 64 (1985), but we will only develop the facts as necessary for our disposition of the case. The parties agree that Illinois law controls.
Operating under the aegis of F.E.L. Publications, Ltd., Fitzpatrick was a successful publisher of religious music for Roman Catholic liturgies. In fact, Fitzpatrick was so…
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- George A. Fuller Co., a Division of Northrop Corporation v. Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- F.E.L. Publications, Ltd. v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago, and F.E.L. Publications, Ltd. v. Catholic Bishop of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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