Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Stern
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 1990No. 88-3512PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Louis Levit, trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Burton L. Stern, appeals the judgment of the district court that his claim against Todd Stern is barred by res judica-ta. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the district court against Levit and remand the case for further proceedings on his claim. We also hold that we lack jurisdiction over the appeals of Ralph Barnett and Philip Liss.
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BACKGROUND
A. Factual History
Ralph Barnett and Philip Liss are creditors of Burton L. Stern (Burton). In 1965, Barnett sued Burton for $44,800 in Illinois state court. In…
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