Legal Opinion
Kevin Korczak v. Faizel Sedeman, Appeal of Tarkwin Enrick
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 2005No. 05-2698PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The underlying suit, which we’ll call suit number 1, is a diversity suit, governed by Illinois law, for damages arising from an automobile accident. A jury determined that both drivers had been negligent, and the judge entered judgment against them in accordance with the verdict. Enrick, a passenger in one of the cars, brought a separate suit, suit number 2, against the driver of the other car, one of the defendants in suit number 1. The parties to number 1 decided to settle, and pursuant to the terms of the settlement they asked the judge to vacate the judgment in their…
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