Legal Opinion

Groth v. Orkin Exterminating Co.

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided December 18, 1995No. 94-3112Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

Termites.

Orkin asks for summary judgment.

Allowed.

I. BACKGROUND

The Amended Complaint alleges that Plaintiff, Evelyn Groth, and Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc. (Orkin) entered into a written contract to treat Groth’s home for termites. The dispute is over whether Orkin promised to repair any termite damage to Groth’s home that occurred subsequent to the treatment or whether Orkin only promised to retreat the home for termites if the treatment did not kill all the insects.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. In 1989, Groth noticed termites on her…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. William Lee Howland v. William Kilquist and Gene TruittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Brownell v. FigelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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