Legal Opinion
Wentworth T. Durant, Jr., and Susan B. Durant v. Surety Homes Corporation, an Illinois Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 8, 1978No. 77-2045PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case, plaintiffs Went-worth T. Durant, Jr., and Susan B. Durant sued Surety Homes Corporation (Surety), claiming material defects in a new house sold to them by Surety and asserting liability on grounds of fraud, breach of express and implied warranties, and negligence in construction. 1 At the trial of the cause, the jury returned a verdict finding liability of Surety for $70,000 actual damages and $30,-000 punitive damages. In response to timely post-trial motions, the district court decided that it had erred in submitting to the jury the question of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Kahn v. James Burton Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- William Cefalu and Tyrone Cefalu, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Village of Elk Grove, Defendants-Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at New Orleans, Louisiana on July 9, 1982. Pearl Crosby Eymard v. Pan American World AirwaysCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Brenda Payton v. Abbott Labs, Eli Lilly and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Michaels v. MichaelsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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