· 11/3/1986
Cunningham and Company, Inc. v. Consolidated Realty Management, Inc.
Citations
- 803 F.2d 840
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 33020
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that, “[s]uch statutory arguments can be considered to fill in gaps in contracts”
- discussing the interplay between state substantive law and Rule 56 in a diversity contract case
- allowing “arguments based on the legislative history,” and noting that “[s]uch statutory arguments [could] be considered to fill in gaps in contracts” because “it appear[ed] from the record that the parties lifted language from the statute without discussion.”
- “The roles of judge and jury in the interpretation of contracts are set by federal law, even in diversity cases.”
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Judges: Thornberry, Johnson, Williams
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