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· 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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