SHAPIRO v. VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Nos. 91-3642, 91-3734.

982 F.2d 237 (1992)

Barry T. SHAPIRO, Trustee Under Revocable Trust Agreement, and Andrea Lou Weiner, Grantor, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Kramer, Eric S. Rosenthal (argued), David Hart, Kramer Mellen P.C., Southfield, MI, James P. Hayes, Holmes & Hayes, Plymouth, IN, for plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees.

Gerald F. Lutkus, Barnes & Thornburg, South Bend, IN, James E. Fitzgerald, Robert Bothe (argued), James J. Niemeier, McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz, Omaha, NE, for defendant-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and ZAGEL, District Judge.


ZAGEL, District Judge.

This lawsuit centers on the interpretation of a commercial lease. The plaintiffs, referred to here generally as "Shapiro," subleased a commercial property to Valmont Industries, Inc. The parties cannot agree on the extent to which the sublease obligates Valmont to perform deferred maintenance and repairs on the property. Here and in the district court both parties staunchly maintain that the language of the disputed sublease is unambiguous....

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