Legal Opinion

Packard Bell Electronics Corp. v. Elliott Ets--Hokin

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 16, 1975No. 74--1107PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELL, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellee Packard Bell Electronics Corporation (Packard Bell) brought this action for breach of contract against its former franchise wholesale distributor, Elliott Ets-Hokin. In its complaint, Packard Bell alleged two alternative theories: (1) that payment was due on two promissory notes executed by Ets-Hokin in favor of Packard Bell (Count I) and, (2) that Ets-Hokin was liable for the sum under a Continuing Guaranty which he had signed (Count II). Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. 1

Following a bench trial, the district court, finding that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Railway Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  5. Lebold v. Inland Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Monroe v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Armbrister v. Pushpin Holdings, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2012
  3. Molgaard v. Town of CaledoniaDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
  4. 34 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1622, 34 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,535, 5 Employee Benefits Ca 1745 Gerry W. Monroe, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervening v. United Air Lines, Inc., and Air Line Pilots Association International, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. Lee F. Higman, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervening v. United Airlines, Inc., and Air Line Pilots Association International, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. Eugene J. Gorman v. United Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Gmac, LLC v. HillquistDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009

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