In a contract dispute, plaintiffs filed a lawsuit seeking enforcement of guaranties in connection with plaintiffs’ leasing out of several skilled nursing facilities where the tenants breached their leases. Plaintiffs successfully sought to dismiss one of the defendants in order to maintain diversity jurisdiction and the district court ultimately granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The remaining defendant then appealed, arguing that the district court improperly dismissed his non-diverse former co-defendant and, in the alternative, that the district court erred when it granted summary judgment on damages. The Seventh Circuit reversed and remanded as to the calculation of two narrow categories of damages but otherwise affirmed the judgment of the district court. (ROVNER and SCUDDER, concurring)
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Civil Procedure