Legal Opinion
JMB Manufacturing, Inc. v. Harrison Manufacturing, LLC.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 2015No. 14-3306, 14-3315PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a merchant’s creative effort to avoid the limited remedies that contract law provides for a seller’s delivery of non-conforming goods. After the seller delivered about $90,000 worth of non-conforming wood products, the buyer sought recovery from both the seller and its president personally for tort damages on a tort theory, that they negligently misrepresented the quality of the delivered goods.
The district court ruled in favor of the buyer and awarded damages of more than $2.7 million on the theory that the nonconforming goods caused the complete…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Seely v. White Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
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- Degen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Scandia Down Corporation, a California Corporation, and Goose Down, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Euroquilt, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Jennie A. Mayer v. Gary Partners and Company, Limited, and K-Mart CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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