Pilot Travel Centers v. Highland Development, No. 05-2175 (8th Cir. 2006)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case - contracts. District court did not err in interpreting and applying the provisions of the parties' lease agreement.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 05-2175 ___________ Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Highland Development Corporation, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: May 26, 2006 Filed: June 2, 2006 ___________ Before MURPHY, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Highland Development Corp. appeals from the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment requiring specific performance of a purchase option under a lease agreement between Highland Development Corp. and Pilot Travel Centers LLC. Reviewing de novo both the district court s construction of the lease and the court s interpretation of applicable Arkansas law, see Sligo, Inc. v. Nevois, 84 F.3d 1014, 1019 (8th Cir. 1996) (standards of review), we agree with the district court s 1 The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. conclusion that Pilot Travel Centers LLC gave timely and effective notice of its intent to exercise the purchase option under the lease agreement. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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