Legal Opinion
A. Eugene Nordby, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Anchor Hocking Packaging Company, and Johnson & Bell, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1999No. 98-4161, 99-1146PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes a defendant to make an offer of judgment “for the money ... specified in the offer, with costs then accrued.” If the plaintiff refuses the offer and goes on to win at trial but wins less than the amount of the offer, the plaintiff must pay the costs incurred by the defendant from the time of making the offer. If, as in this case — a suit by a sales representative for breach of contract and statutory violations — the plaintiff accepts the offer within ten days, judgment is entered for him.
The offer here was for…
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- Martha Johnson and Delores J. Ceballos, Etc. v. University College of the University of Alabama in Birmingham George W. Campbell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of William J. Stoecker, Debtor. Appeal of Thomas E. Raleigh, as Chapter 7 Trustee for the Estate of William J. StoeckerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Dennis Webb, Sr. v. Dick James and Dick James Ford, Inc., a Corporation of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Ronald J. Radecki and Radecki's Service, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Amoco Oil Company, a Maryland CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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