United States Eighth Circuit

In an action for breach of contract and promissory estoppel, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the court properly concluded that the parties' letter of intent governed their relationship after a certain date, and the letter of intent unambiguously gave defendant the right to terminate the parties' relationship; and 2) the court did not err in granting defendant summary judgment on plaintiff's alternative claims for equitable relief since it correctly determined that the letter of intent, as modified and extended, governed the parties' relationship.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2009
• Published 07/22/2009

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric J. Nystrom, argued, Eric J. Nystrom, John C. Ekman, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy J. Nolan, argued, Timothy J. Nolan, Emily J. Piper, Joelle M. Lester, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.