Legal Opinion
Francine Klingman v. Melvin E. Levinson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 1989No. 88-2437PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
The question posed in this appeal is whether the bankruptcy judge had authority to enter an order correcting (or amending, depending on one’s viewpoint) a judgment it had earlier entered in the same case, a judgment more than a year and a half old which had been affirmed by the district court and court of appeals.
The roots of this case go back almost twenty years. In 1970, Francine Klingman sued Melvin Levinson, a lawyer, in the Circuit Court of Cook County claiming that Mr. Levinson had misappropriated the assets of a trust of which Ms. Klingman was the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Haroco, Inc. v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Walter E. Heller International Corporation, & Ronald J. GrayheckCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- American Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago v. Haroco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Francine Klingman v. Melvin E. LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Bruning v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ashland Oil, Inc. v. ArnettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Melvin E. Levinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Wesco Products Co. And Donald Horwitz v. Alloy Automotive Co., and Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Rivera v. PNS Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- Carol Lebeau v. Taco Bell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Wallace v. MulhollandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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