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· 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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