Legal Opinion
The United States Shoe Corporation v. Patrick A. Hackett and Rosemary H. Hackett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 1986No. 85-2804PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After Graebel’s, Inc., became bankrupt in 1984, it owed $84,788 to The United States Shoe Corp. Shoe filed this diversity action to recover on a guaranty by Patrick and Rosemary Hackett, who are the officers, directors, and stockholders of Grae-bel’s, Inc. The difficulty is that the guaranty, which the Hacketts signed in 1973, covers only credit extended to “Hackett Enterprises, Inc., a Wisconsin Corporation, d/b/a Graebel’s”. In 1973 Hackett Enterprises and Graebel’s, Inc., were separate corporations; they and two others (Mequon Shoe Corp. and Graebel’s Fond du Lac…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Mary May v. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Lakeshore Commercial Finance Corp. v. DrobacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Teledyne Mid-America Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Hoh Corporation, a Hawaii CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Miller Brewing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Raymond D. Bowyer v. The United States Department of Air Force and Grissom Air Force BaseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation v. O.R. Concepts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- In Re MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Monroe County Oil Co., Inc. v. Amoco Oil Co.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1987
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