Legal Opinion

Ree Clay and Ruby Chivers v. Iver R. Johnson and Marvin Bilfeld, D/B/A Davenport Construction Company

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 5, 2001No. 00-1203PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Ree Clay and Ruby Chivers (collectively “the plaintiffs”) entered into a series of retail installment contracts and mortgages to finance home improvements provided by Davenport Construction Company (“Davenport”). Marvin Bilfeld, Davenport’s owner, assigned Davenport’s interest in the contracts to Iver Johnson, who became the mortgagee. The plaintiffs filed this suit against Bilfeld, Johnson, and Davenport (collectively “the defendants”) to obtain damages and a recision of their contracts based on the defendants’ alleged failure to make a proper disclosure under the Truth…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. SchorSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Ford Motor Credit Co. v. MilhollinSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Manhattan General Equipment Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Elnora G. POPE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. Hamm v. Ameriquest Mortgage Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Dung Tri Vo v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  5. Durable Manufacturing Co. v. United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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