Legal Opinion
Household Finance Corp. v. Mowdy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 27, 1973No. 72-234PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Seidenfeld
Plaintiff, Household Finance Corporation (HFC), recovered a judgment of $3511.58 plus costs on a promissory note contained in a retail installment sales contract for a swimming pool. HFC had purchased the contract from Diversified Industries, Inc. (Diversified), the seller of the pool, and not a party to this action. The buyers, Willard and Mary Mowdy, denied the debt, asserted defenses against the contract, and counterclaimed for a $500 down payment paid to Diversified. They now appeal the decision of the trial court finding HFC a holder in due course immune from defendants’ claims and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- American National Bank of San Francisco v. A. G. Sommerville, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1923
- Ernest v. Noblett v. General Electric Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Fairfield Credit Corp. v. DonnellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- First Nat. Bank of Elgin v. HustedAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Geiger Finance Co. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- American Buyers Club of Mt. Vernon v. HoneckerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Carlyle v. JaskiewiczAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Personal Finance Co. v. MeredithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- In Re Appeal of U.I.P. Engineered Products Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
- American Buyers Club of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Inc. v. ShafferAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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