Legal Opinion
Dan Bennett v. CMH Homes, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 30, 2014No. 13-5423, 13-5560PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J., joined by Boggs, J.,
STRANCH, J. (pp. 516-21), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
■ This case asks whether the MagnusonMoss Warranty Act extends federal protection to warranties guaranteeing the proper installation of plaintiffs’ “manufactured home.” The Act limits its protections to “consumer products,” so the core issue is whether the plaintiffs’ “manufactured home” is a “consumer product.”1 As a necessary element of the plaintiffs’ only federal claim in an action between non-diverse parties, the scope of the Act raises questions of both federal jurisdiction over the dispute…
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- Gentek Building Products, Inc., Steel Peel Litigation Trust, Formerly Known as Sherwin-Williams Claims Trust v. The Sherwin-Williams CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Mitchell v. MaurerSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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