Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Muter Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 12, 1948No. 9484, 9485PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINTON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a citizen of Michigan, filed this action in equity against the defendants, Muter, a citizen of Illinois, and the Muter Company, an Illinois corporation, for breach of fiduciary relationship and fraud. From a judgment of $128,438.33 in favor of the plaintiff, the defendants have brought this appeal.
This litigation culminates a series of dealings between the parties commencing in April 1938. The undisputed evidence and the findings disclose that at that time and since 1923, the plaintiff owned and operated an unincorporated business manufacturing and selling…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Doheny v. . LacyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. HamlerIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- French v. ShoemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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- First Texas Savings Ass'n of Dallas v. Dicker Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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