Legal Opinion
Burney v. Thorn Americas, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided October 29, 1996No. Civil Action 95-C-1162PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
REYNOLDS, District Judge.
This is not a case about the defendants’ morality, nor is this a case about the plaintiffs’ sophistication, nor is it a case about common-law notions of obligation. This is a case about whether federal or Wisconsin law governs the rent-to-own contracts used by Thom America, Inc. (“Rent-a-Center”) and, if the Wisconsin Consumer Act (“WCA”), Wis. Chs. 421-427, covers them, whether Rent-a-Center has complied with the statutory requirements. The motion before the court is about whether the rent-to-own contracts are consumer…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In the Matter of Marhoefer Packing Company, Inc., Bankrupt, Appeal of Robert Reiser & Company, Inc., CreditorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Fogie v. Thorn Americas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Consumer Lease Network, Inc. v. Puckett (In Re Puckett)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1986
- Dieck v. Unified School District of AntigoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Burney v. Thorn Americas, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1997
- Silva v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- In Re CrawfordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2008
- LeBakken Rent-To-Own v. WarnellCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1998
- Perez v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2005
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