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FREUND v. E.D. & F. MAN INTERN., INC.

No. 99-1627.

199 F.3d 382 (1999)

David J. FREUND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. E.D. & F. MAN INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Bolotin (argued), Doyle & Bolotin, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Howard J. Stein (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

This diversity suit for breach of contract was resolved against the plaintiff, David Freund, after a bench trial. The ground of the decision was that the key contractual provision on which Freund was suing was contrary to the common law of Illinois. The contract provides that it shall be interpreted in accordance with Illinois law and the parties agree, at least tacitly (and that's good enough), that Illinois law governs the enforceability as...

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