GORMAN v. TESSMER

No. 91-1696.

973 F.2d 520 (1992)

Patrick J. GORMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William R. TESSMER and Sonia Sonju, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry E. Mitchell, Mitchell, Baxter & Zieger, Milwaukee, Wis., James P. Russ, Newport Beach, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dennis M. Grzezinski (argued), Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Patrick Gorman brought this diversity action against William Tessmer and Sonia Sonju for breach of contract and conversion. The district court dismissed Sonju pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(j), granted Tessmer's subsequent motion for summary judgment, and, on the basis of anticipatory breach by Gorman, rescinded the contract. We affirm.

On April 27, 1989, Gorman and Tessmer entered into a contract which provided that Gorman would sell...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases