Legal Opinion
Harper Plastics, Inc. v. Amoco Chemicals Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 1981No. 80-2711PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court for the Northern District of Illinois, staying proceedings in the Circuit Court of Cook *942County, Illinois. The issue on appeal is whether res judicata bars a litigant from bringing a contract claim in state court following a dismissal on the merits of his federal anti-trust claim from federal court where the litigant did not join the contract claim as an alternative theory of recovery in the federal action. The district court answered this question in the affirmative and granted the defendant’s motion for a permanent…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by57 opinions
- John T. Henry and Evelyn I. Henry v. Farmer City State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Jane Doe v. Allied-Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Carl Kale v. Combined Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- 38 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1685, 38 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,604 Silas J. Alexander v. Chicago Park DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Bunker Ramo Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. United Business Forms, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, and Edward M. Reif, and Marvin H. CywanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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