Legal Opinion
Gass v. Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 25, 1966No. Nos. 15283, 15284PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Albert W. Gass and Gass & Schroeder, Inc., a corporation owned by Gass, brought this diversity action against Gamble-Skogmo, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Gamble) to recover compensatory and punitive damages for fraud and deceit. Gamble counterclaimed for goods sold. Plaintiffs defended the counterclaim on the ground that the orders for the goods were obtained by the fraud declared upon in their complaint.
The cause was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the sum of $100,000, approximately $72,000 *217of which represents punitive damages…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Roda v. BerkoIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
- Bucher v. KrauseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Laughlin v. HopkinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- Harry Alter Company, an Illinois Corporation v. Chrysler Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Delahanty v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Thomas M. Hannigan and Tru-Han Corporation v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- In Re SumpterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- Thomas J. Slater v. Kfc Corporation, Thomas J. Slater v. Kfc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Vazquez v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (In Re Vazquez)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
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