Legal Opinion
United States v. Elmer C. Oberhellmann
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 18, 1991No. 90-3864PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Judge Mills found Mr. Oberhellmann, a member of the Missouri bar, guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced him to two months in jail. A plaintiffs’ tort lawyer, Oberhellmann had in 1987 hired a young lawyer named Howard Becker to assist him in his practice; the terms of their relationship were never formalized. Shortly after Becker came on board, Oberhellmann was retained by Douglas Payton to sue the City of Mattoon, Illinois, for an accident that had rendered Payton a quadriplegic. Ober-hellmann assigned the matter to Becker, who filed suit in Judge Mills’ court. Only…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- SavinSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- United States v. Bobby G. SealeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- In Re McConnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Cammer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- C.W. Blalock, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by25 opinions
- American Airlines, Inc. v. Allied Pilots Association v. Neal D. Mollen, Donald Havermann, and Clay HumphriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Ollie B. Ross, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of William Ross, Deceased v. City of Waukegan, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. TimeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- LaSalle National Bank of Chicago v. County of DuPageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In Re OberhellmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
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