Legal Opinion
Richard E. Shaw v. Republic Drill Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1987No. 86-1610PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Richard Shaw, seeking damages on an employment contract, has come to the wrong court. Shaw does not want damages for breach of the employment contract from his former employer. Rather, he seeks damages from the corporation that allegedly bought substantially all of the assets of Republic Drill and Tool Company, his former employer. His case rests on a provision in his employment contract which provides that “in the event that Employer shall sell all or substantially all of [its] assets ... this [agreement shall be binding upon any such successors.” Although Illinois law controls…
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