Legal Opinion
Vickie Fogie v. Thorn Americas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1996No. 95-3694PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. BURNS, Senior District Judge.
Appellants THORN Americas, Inc. and THORN EMI North America Holdings, Inc. appeal the district court’s 1 order granting summary judgment for the plaintiff class and permanently enjoining appellants from entering into usurious “rent-to-own” consumer credit sales contracts. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellant THORN Americas, Inc. operates a chain of stores that offer a variety of household goods for sale or lease. Appellant THORN EMI North America Holdings, Inc. owns all of the stock of THORN Americas,…
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