Legal Opinion
Keith Durr v. Intercounty Title Company of Illinois, an Illinois Corporation, Appeal of D. Alan Harris
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 1994No. 93-1570, 93-2433PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Attorney Aan Harris filed suit against In-tercounty Title Company of Illinois, a title recording company, for overcharging Keith Durr $8.00 for the recording of a deed and mortgage. Durr purported to represent a class of consumers who also were allegedly overcharged, and who claimed damages three times the amount each class member paid Intercounty. The district court dismissed the complaint, and imposed Rule 11 sanctions for the attorney’s unsubstantiated assertion that a class existed, and for the grossly inflated damage claim. 826 F.Supp. 259. The district court noted…
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