Legal Opinion

Darrell Thacker and Sharon Thacker v. Menard, Inc., Defendant/third-Party v. National Plan Service, Inc., Third-Party

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 28, 1997No. 96-2651PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

When a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. Darrell and Sharon Thacker learned this lesson when they purchased materials to build a vacation home from Me-nard, Inc. (“Menards”), at a price that was “dirt cheap compared to the regular lumberyards.” The sales personnel at Menards assured the Thackers repeatedly that the materials were all they needed to build the house, with the exception of six or seven items, but this turned out not to be the ease. Instead, when all was said and done, the Thackers wound up spending more than ten times the original price…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Holly-Anne Geier v. Medtronic, Inc. And David H. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. Siegel v. Levy Organization Development Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. The Wellness Community Tm-National v. Wellness House F/k/a the Wellness Community Tm Chicago/western SuburbsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Totz v. Continental Du Page AcuraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. Ibarrola v. Kind, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
  5. Petri v. GatlinDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997

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