Legal Opinion
Lester v. Resolution Trust Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 24, 1993No. Nos. 92-1436 and 92-1561PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Senior Circuit Judge.
William A. Lester, trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Daniel E. Harper, filed suit in the Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois, against Arlington Heights Federal Savings and Loan Association (Arlington), alleging that Arlington had breached a loan commitment to Harper. A jury verdict was returned in favor of Lester and against Arlington in the amount of $18,645,000. Arlington moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV)1 or, in the alternative, for a new trial.
After judgment had been entered but while the posttrial motions were pending in state court,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Midland Hotel Corp. v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Palmer RAMSEY, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN AIR FILTER CO., INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Morrow v. L. A. Goldschmidt Associates, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Finn v. American Fire & Casualty Co. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Jerry L. ROSS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLACK & DECKER, INCORPORATED, a Foreign Corporation, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Target Market Publishing, Inc. v. Advo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Resolution Trust Corp. v. NernbergCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Sweeney v. Resolution Trust Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Pan Am Corp. v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Micro Data Base Systems, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Dharma Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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