Legal Opinion
Hm Holdings, Incorporated v. Sharyn L. Rankin, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert S. Rankin, Deceased
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 1995No. 94-3533PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition for Rehearing En Banc
2Per curiam
In her original appeal to this Court, Rankin argued first that the presence of contamination on land her late husband had purchased prevented him from receiving “merchantable title” and, second, that the “AS IS, WHERE IS” clause in the real estate contract was not a proper defense to her fraud claim, which was also based on the presence of contamination. In an opinion dated November 14, 1995, we concluded that the district court properly entered judgment against Rankin. HM Holdings, Inc. v. Rankin, 70 F.3d 933 (7th Cir.1995). Both issues were governed by…
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