Legal Opinion
Lasalle National Bank as Trustee Under Trust No. 104048 v. General Mills Restaurant Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1988No. 87-2915PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
LaSalle National Bank, trustee for a land trust that owns a building on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, appeals from the dismissal, on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, of LaSalle’s diversity breach of contract suit.
The defendant, which owns the “Red Lobster” restaurant chain and which we shall call Red Lobster in an effort to enliven our opinion, wanted to open a restaurant on Michigan Avenue in Chicago; and on June 28, 1984, it signed an agreement with LaSalle to lease space in the land trust’s building. The lease was to be in effect for ten years from the day…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Helvering v. GowranSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Lhlc Corporation v. Cluett, Peabody & Company, Inc., and Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Saverslak v. Davis-Cleaver Produce Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Whalen v. K Mart Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Lasalle National Bank v. Service Merchandise Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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