Legal Opinion
Thomas S. Barrett, Sr. v. James A. Baylor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 14, 1972No. 71-1158PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff sought to state a diversity claim for relief based upon abuse of process in connection with three civil actions presently pending in the state courts of Illinois, in each of which one or more of the defendants are parties.
On September 9, 1969, George F. Barrett and L. Williams, members of Prudence Mutual Casualty Company, a domestic mutual insurance company incorporated in Illinois (“Prudence”), brought a derivative and class action in the Circuit Court of Cook County in case No. 69 CH 3231, against more than 40 defendants, including present and former…
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