Legal Opinion
Harris N.A. v. Loren W. Hershey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 29, 2013No. 11-1550PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, a loan guarantor has sought to avoid liability on his guaranty despite a complete absence of any defense supported by evidence or colorable legal arguments. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the lender. Because the appeal is frivolous, we also impose sanctions on the guarantor under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
In February 2008, as the United States was on the brink of its most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression, plaintiff-appellee Harris N.A. agreed to…
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