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PODOLSKY v. ALMA ENERGY CORP.

Nos. 97-2533, 97-2781.

143 F.3d 364 (1998)

Bernard PODOLSKY, d/b/a Podolsky Oil Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALMA ENERGY CORPORATION and Equinox Oil Corporation, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees. ALMA ENERGY CORPORATION, Equinox Oil Corporation, Incorporated, M. Michael Galesi, and Stephen D. Layton, Cross-Appellants, v. Bernard PODOLSKY, d/b/a Podolsky Oil Company, and Michael Podolsky, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Gay (argued), Husch & Eppenberger, Peoria, IL, George c. Lackey, Lackey & Lackey, Centralia, IL, for Bernard and Michael Podolsky.

Scott C. Helmholz (argued), Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Springfield, IL, for Alma Energy Corporation, Equinox Oil Company, in No. 97-2533.

Scott C. Helmholz (argued), Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Springfield, IL, James B. Bleyer, Bleyer & Bleyer, Marion, IL, for Alma Energy Corporation, Equinox Oil Company, M. Michael Galesi, Stephen D. Layton, Equinox Oil Company in No. 97-2781.

Before BAUER, WOOD, Jr., and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Bernard and Michael Podolsky sued Alma and Equinox Corporations alleging breach of contract, fraud, and estoppel from a land deal gone bad. The Podolskys alleged that they entered into an oral contract with Equinox to purchase the Illinois operations of a third oil company, Union Oil Company of California. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of defendants Alma/Equinox. On appeal, the Podolskys argue that the court erred in granting...

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