Legal Opinion
Havoco of America, Inc. v. Hilco, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation, Elmer C. Hill and Sumitomo Shoju America, Inc., a New York Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 1986No. 85-2060PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In 1975, Havoco of America, Ltd. (Havo-co) entered into a contract to supply coal to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). It assigned that contract to R & F Coal Company (R & F), in 1976. Since that time, the contract and its assignment have been the subject of five separate lawsuits. In this case, Havoco alleges that the defendants, through a variety of unlawful actions, coerced it to enter into the assignment contract. Havoco seeks damages caused by the defendants’ fraud, misrepresentations, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. The district court concluded…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Linda Miller and Barry Miller v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Bankers Trust Company, a Corporation v. Pacific Employers Insurance Company, a Corporation, and the Century Insurance Company, Limited, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
- M.T. Bonk Company and Mark T. Bonk v. Milton Bradley Company and Hasbro, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Lhlc Corporation v. Cluett, Peabody & Company, Inc., and Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Havoco of America, Ltd., a Delaware Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Sumitomo Corporation of America, and Elmer C. Hill, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Secon Service System, Inc., A/K/A Yale Transport Corporation v. St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company and Jay ChodockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Buechin v. Ogden Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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