Legal Opinion
Al Vaughn, Marjorie Vaughn, Algon Corporation and Springfield Drive-Ins, Inc. v. General Foods Corporation and Burger Chef Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1986No. 85-1847PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In 1982, plaintiffs A1 Vaughn, Marjorie Vaughn, Algon Corporation, and Springfield Drive-Ins, Inc. (Vaughns) instituted this diversity action against General Foods Corporation and Burger Chef Systems, Inc. (the Company) claiming that they had been fraudulently induced to invest in Burger Chef franchises. The Vaughns claimed that Burger Chef engaged in a ten-year plan to dispose of its business (the System) while representing to its franchisees that it planned to build the System into a “fast food contender.” Following a jury trial on a claim of fraudulent…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Huff v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1977
- Three Rivers Motors Company v. The Ford Motor Company and Auto Lite CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Raymundo v. Hammond Clinic Ass'nIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
- Photovest Corporation, an Indiana Corporation, and Cross-Appellant v. Fotomat Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Plymale v. UprightIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Scott v. Bodor, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
- George E. Hemenway v. Peabody Coal Company and Peabody Development CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Schott Motorcycle Supply, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Dolores Frahm v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Carlock v. Pillsbury Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1989
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