FOGIE v. THORN AMERICAS, INC.

No. 95-3694.

95 F.3d 645 (1996)

Vickie FOGIE, Joan Leonard, and Angela Adams, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. THORN AMERICAS, INC. (formerly known as Rent-A-Center, Inc.) a Kansas corporation, and THORN EMI North America Holdings, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Defendants/Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 6, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied November 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Dods, Kansas City, MO, argued (Dennis R. Dow, Shannon L. Spangler, Kansas City, MO, and J. Patrick McDavitt, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellants.

Kay Nord Hunt, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Phillip A. Cole, Minneapolis, MN, David L. Ramp, New Brighton, MN, Seymour J. Mansfield and Richard J. Fuller, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied November 4, 1996.*

JAMES M. BURNS, Senior District Judge.

Appellants THORN Americas, Inc. and THORN EMI North America Holdings, Inc. appeal the district court's1 order granting summary judgment for the plaintiff class and permanently enjoining appellants from entering into usurious "rent-to-own" consumer credit sales contracts. We have jurisdiction...

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