U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Meehan v. United Consumers Club Franchising Corp.
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- William Jay Riley
- Filed
- Dec. 10, 2002
- Case
- Meehan v. United Consumers Club Franchising Corp.
- Case status
- Decided
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312 F.3d 909 Harry D. MEEHAN, Jr.; Harry D. Meehan, Sr., Appellants, v. UNITED CONSUMERS CLUB FRANCHISING CORP.; United Consumers Club, Inc.; National Management Corporation; Jack R. Allen, Appellees. No. 01-3381. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 13, 2002. Filed: December 10, 2002. John J. Allan, argued, Clayton, MO, for appellant. C. Joseph Yast, argued, Northfield, IL (Kenneth J. Brennan, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellee. Before LOKEN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. RILEY, Circuit Judge. 1 Harry D. Meehan, Jr., and Harry D. Meehan, Sr., (Meehans) entered into a franchise agreement with appellees United Consumers Club Franchising Corp., United Consumers Club, Inc., and National Management Corporation (collectively, Consumers Club). Appellee Jack Allen (Allen) negotiated the franchise agreement on behalf of Consumers Club. The franchise allowed the Meehans to sell memberships to the general public in a merchandise and services buying club. The Meehans' franchise was not successful, and they filed suit alleging fraud and violations of the Indiana Franchise Act, Ind. Code §§ 23-2-2.5 -1 to -51 (1989), and the Indiana Deceptiv…
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