· 2/23/1996
William St. Peters v. Shell Oil Company
Citations
- 77 F.3d 184
- 11 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 804
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 3056
- 1996 WL 75844
How courts have described this case
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- affirming district court granting of Rule 52 motion where plaintiff had failed to prove the existence of enforceable contract
- use of word “may” makes language discretionary, not mandatory, and certainly not promissory
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Judges: Posner, Kanne, Rovner
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