Utility Audit, Inc. v. Horace Mann Service Corporation

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that, under Ulinois law, a contract dispute is suitable for summary judgment where the dispute involves the “interpretation of an unambiguous contract”
• affirming summary judgment in a breach of contract suit and noting that “[t]he interpretation of an unambiguous contract is a question of law” and disputes over unambiguous terms are appropriate for summary judgment
• in determining whether a claim falls outside a contract, the subject matter of the contract governs, not whether the contract contains terms or provisions related to the claim
• “In determining whether a claim falls outside a contract, the subject matter of the contract governs, not whether the contract contains terms or provisions related to the claim.”
• “Under Illinois law . . . contract terms are interpreted according to their plain meaning unless otherwise defined.”
• “When two parties' relationship is governed by contract, they may not bring a claim of unjust enrichment unless the claim falls outside the contract.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).