United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ Nos. 24-2481, 24-2500, 24-2575, & 24-2716 WILLIAM BROKAW PRICE, SHARON PRICE, and WINDFALL PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees,

v. CARRI SCHARF TRUCKING, INC., CARRI SCHARF MATERIALS COMPANY, and JOSEPH A. SCHARF, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants. ____________________

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 1:19-cv-01162 — Michael M. Mihm, Judge. ____________________

ARGUED APRIL 15, 2025 — DECIDED JUNE 13, 2025 ____________________

Before EASTERBROOK, KOLAR, and MALDONADO, Circuit Judges. KOLAR, Circuit Judge. In 1997, plaintiff William Brokaw Price’s parents and defendant Carri Scharf Trucking, Inc. (CST) agreed to a contract for surface-level mining of sand, 2 Nos. 24-2481, 24-2500, 24-2575, & 24-2716 gravel, and topsoil on the Prices’ property. 1 When CST’s min- ing activity dwindled in the mid