Legal Opinion

Spivey v. ADAPTIVE MARKETING, LLC

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided September 23, 2009No. Case 07-cv-0779-MJRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

REAGAN, District Judge:

I. Introduction & Procedural Background

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase “caveat emptor,” let the buyer beware, has been part of the English language since 1523, when it was used in connection with the sale of a horse, which might have been ridden upon and be tame or might be “wylde.” If “wylde,” it was not the merchant who had to beware, but “caveat emptor be ware thou byer.” The Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.) available at http://dictionary.oed.com. This wisdom, a part of our lexicon for nearly 500 years, would have…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Elsie Simer v. Richard J. Rios, Acting Director of Community Services Administration Community Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Air Safety, Inc. v. Teachers Realty Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
  4. ProCD, Inc. v. ZeidenbergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  5. People Ex Rel. Hartigan v. E & E HAULING, INC.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Spivey v. Adaptive Marketing LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  2. Kostovetsky v. Ambit Energy Holdings, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017
  3. Neft v. United Cont'l Holdings, Inc.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
  4. Neft v. United Continental Holdings, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
  5. Taxes of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Taxworks, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2014

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