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Quoted verbatim 1×
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cited 2× by 1 distinct case, last quoted 1992 ·
…n a sales or marketing context, and franchisor-franchisee negotiations certainly are to be placed in that context, such expressions of opinion are known as 'puffing,' 'trade talk,' or 'sales talk' and do not constitute actionable fraud
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Top citers, strongest first. 8 distinct citers.
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Cited as authority (quoted)
Schott Motorcycle Supply, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
(2×)
n a sales or marketing context, and franchisor-franchisee negotiations certainly are to be placed in that context, such expressions of opinion are known as 'puffing,' 'trade talk,' or 'sales talk' and do not constitute actionable fraud
discussed
Cited "see"
Williams v. Dresser Industries, Inc.
(2×)
See Vaughn v. General Foods Cor., 797 F.2d 1403, 1414 (7th Cir.1986), cert denied, 479 U.S. 1087 , 107 S.Ct. 1293 , 94 L.Ed.2d 149 (1987) (holding that even though Indiana law allows a duty, franchisor had no duty to disclose sale of the corporation to franchisees). 40 .
cited
Cited "see"
Lundell Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
See In re IBP Confidential Business Documents Litigation, 797 F.2d 632, 647 (8th Cir.1986) (en banc), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1088 , 107 S.Ct. 1293 , 1294, 94 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
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Cited "see"
DISTRICT 65, UAW v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.
See Dooley v. American Airlines, Inc., 797 F.2d 1447, 1453-54 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1032 , 107 S.Ct. 879 , 93 L.Ed.2d 833 and 479 U.S. 1087 , 107 S.Ct. 1292 , 94 L.Ed.2d 149 (1987).
discussed
Cited "see"
Teamsters Local 282 Pension Trust Fund v. Anthony G. Angelos
(2×)
See Vaughn v. General Foods Corp., 797 F.2d 1403, 1415 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 107 S.Ct. 1293 , 94 L.Ed.2d 149 (1987) (applying Indiana law) (where the evidence is so clear as to be susceptible of only one reasonable inference, it is for the court to determine as a matter of law whether plaintiff was justified in relying on the representation). 3.
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
GL Industries of Michigan, Inc. v. Forstmann-Little
(2×)
“As a matter of law, where there is no duty to speak or disclose facts, silence will not constitute actionable fraud.” Barnd v. Borst, 431 N.E.2d 161, 168 (Ind.App. 1st Dist.1982) (citations omitted); see also Vaughn v. General Foods Corp., 797 F.2d 1403, 1413-14 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied 479 U.S. 1087 , 107 S.Ct. 1293 , 94 L.Ed.2d 149 (1987); Indiana Bank & Trust Co. v. Perry, 467 N.E.2d 428, 431 (Ind.App. 1st Dist.1984), Peoples Trust and Savings Bank v. Humphrey, 451 N.E.2d 1104, 1112 (Ind.App. 1st Dist.1983).
examined
Cited "see, e.g."
Carlock v. Pillsbury Co.
(4×)
Compare, O’Neal v. Burger Chef Systems, Inc., 860 F.2d 1341 (6th Cir.1988) (suit by franchisee for fraud under Tennessee law) and Vaughn v. General Foods Corp., 797 F.2d 1403 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1087 , 107 S.Ct. 1293 , 94 L.Ed.2d 149 (1987) (same under Indiana law).
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Monarch Beverage Co., Inc. v. Tyfield Importers, Inc.
(2×)
Under Indiana law, the essential elements of fraud are a “material representation of past or existing facts, which representation is false, made with knowledge or reckless ignorance of its falsity, which causes reliance to the detriment of the person relying upon it.” First Nat’l Bank of New Castle v. Acra, 462 N.E.2d 1345, 1348 (Ind.Ct.App.1984); see also Vaughn v. General Foods Corp., 797 F.2d 1403, 1410 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 107 S.Ct. 1293 , 94 L.Ed.2d 149 (1987).
Retrieving the full opinion text from the archive…
Mihalcik
v.
Illinois Employers Insurance of Wausau
v.
Illinois Employers Insurance of Wausau
No. 86-914.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Feb 23, 1987.
Cited by 31 opinions | Published
Citer courts: First Circuit (2)
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.