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JESPERSEN v. MINNESOTA MIN. & MFG. CO.

No. 83728.

700 N.E.2d 1014 (1998)

183 Ill.2d 290

233 Ill.Dec. 306

Victor R. JESPERSEN, Appellant, v. MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen K. Cirrincione, Keith L. Davidson, Chicago, Michele E. Sibley, Pretzekl & Stouffer, Chtd., Chicago, for Victor K. Jespersen.

Richard C. Godfrey and J. Robert Robertson, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, for Minnesota Min. and Mfg. Co.

Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

It has long been recognized that contracts of indefinite duration are generally terminable at the will of the parties.1 This case involves a twist on that general rule: where the parties specifically provide that their contract may be terminated for enumerated instances of material breach, is the contract indefinite as to duration and terminable at will, or is it terminable...

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