Legal Opinion
Leatrice Carter v. Robert B. Berger and the Berger Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 1985No. 85-1384PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A fraud committed against one person often injures others. Both the defrauded party and those indirectly injured may seek to recover for their losses. In this case the district court dismissed a suit by an indirectly injured party. We agree with the district court that the directly injured party is the right plaintiff.
In 1982 Robert B. Berger pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with paying money to employees of the Cook County Board of Appeals in order to obtain lower tax assessments for property of his clients. The plea admitted acts that could constitute…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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3Cited by100 opinions
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- Sparling v. Hoffman Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Harry E. Fleischhauer v. C. Elvin Feltner, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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