Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/30/1995
Meyer v. Marilyn Miglin, Inc.
Citations
- 652 N.E.2d 1233
- 273 Ill. App. 3d 882
- 210 Ill. Dec. 257
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “[i]f the contract terms are unambiguous, the parties’ intent must be ascertained exclusively from the express language of the contract, as a matter of law”
- stating “[i]f the contract terms are unambiguous, the parties’ intent must be ascertained exclusively from the express language of the contract, as a matter of law”
- disagreement between parties regarding how to interpret the terms of a contract does not in itself render the contract ambiguous
- disagreement between parties regarding how to interpret the terms of a contract does not in itself render the contract ambiguous
- “[W]hen a time for performance [of a contract] is not specified, a reasonable time will be implied.”
- though “inartfully drafted,” agreement contained essential terms and was sufficiently concrete to be enforceable
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Judges: Scariano
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57 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- GMG Capital Investments, LLC v. Athenian Venture Partners ISupreme Court of Delaware· 2012-01-03· cited 361×
- Central Illinois Light Co. v. Home InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court· 2004-12-02· cited 319×
- Air Safety, Inc. v. Teachers Realty Corp.Illinois Supreme Court· 1999-01-22· cited 302×
- Thomas P. Davis and Cathy M. Davis v. G.N. Mortgage Corporation and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.Seventh Circuit· 2005-01-31· cited 209×
- Owens v. McDermott, Will & EmeryAppellate Court of Illinois· 2000-08-29· cited 155×
- Saul Catalan v. RBC Mortgage CompanSeventh Circuit· 2011-01-10· cited 130×
- Oxxford Clothes Xx, Inc. v. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.Seventh Circuit· 1997-09-30· cited 47×
- Rose v. MavrakisAppellate Court of Illinois· 2003-09-30· cited 45×
- Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. SchulsonAppellate Court of Illinois· 1999-06-30· cited 39×
- Burton v. Airborne Express, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois· 2006-08-08· cited 34×
- Intersport, Inc. v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois· 2008-03-26· cited 34×
- Platt v. Gateway International Motorsports Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois· 2004-08-06· cited 33×
- 23-25 Building Partnership v. Testa Produce, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois· 2008-03-31· cited 29×
- Richard W. McCarthy Trust v. Illinois Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois· 2011-02-24· cited 29×
- Krantz v. ChessickAppellate Court of Illinois· 1996-06-26· cited 28×
- Insurance Co. of Illinois v. StringfieldAppellate Court of Illinois· 1997-09-22· cited 28×
- Ahsan v. Eagle, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1997-03-31· cited 27×
- Countryman v. Industrial CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois· 1997-10-16· cited 26×
- Platt v. Gateway Intern. Motorsports Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois· 2004-08-06· cited 25×
- People v. Cherry Valley Public Library DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois· 2005-03-03· cited 25×
Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Farm Credit Bank of St. Louis v. WhitlockIllinois Supreme Court· 1991-10-17· cited 231×
- Academy Chicago Publishers v. CheeverIllinois Supreme Court· 1991-06-20· cited 148×
- Wald v. Chicago Shippers Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois· 1988-10-12· cited 88×
- Corroon & Black of Illinois, Inc. v. MagnerAppellate Court of Illinois· 1986-06-05· cited 70×
- URS Corp. v. AshAppellate Court of Illinois· 1981-10-21· cited 59×
- Monetti, S.P.A., and Melform U.S.A., Inc. v. Anchor Hocking CorporationSeventh Circuit· 1991-05-01· cited 52×
- U S G Corp. v. Sterling Plumbing Group, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-04-27· cited 45×
- Ancraft Products Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1981-09-30· cited 40×
- Charles E. Ortman, Jr. v. Stanray CorporationSeventh Circuit· 1971-02-08· cited 37×
- Stanley v. ChastekAppellate Court of Illinois· 1962-03-06· cited 37×
- Calo, Inc. v. AMF Pinspotters, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1961-06-30· cited 32×
- F. E. Holmes & Son Construction Co. v. Gualdoni Electric Service, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1982-04-13· cited 27×
- Weston v. MyersIllinois Supreme Court· 1864-01-15· cited 25×
- Rybicki v. Anesthesia & Analgesia Associates., Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-06-24· cited 19×
- Bank of Ravenswood v. PolanAppellate Court of Illinois· 1993-11-04· cited 16×
- Stein v. Malden Mills, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1972-12-08· cited 15×
- Hubbard v. LogsdonAppellate Court of Illinois· 1978-01-06· cited 11×
- St. Francis Medical Center v. VernonAppellate Court of Illinois· 1991-08-02· cited 9×
- Wilson v. MiddendorfAppellate Court of Illinois· 1993-08-05· cited 7×
- Clay v. HarrisAppellate Court of Illinois· 1992-05-07· cited 6×
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