Broughton v. United Gilpin Corp.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

A full fact statement may be found in the opinion in No. 7633, Anderson v. United Gilpin Corp., 7 Cir., 131 F.2d 819, this day announced. In appeal No. 7927, the fact situation differs from that in No. 7633, in this respect. In the latter case the court denied seven petitioners leave to file their petitions. In this appeal, No. 7927, the appellants were permitted to file their petition, but, on hearing, were denied the relief sought.

The basis for this ruling, we may assume, is either laches, implied ratification, or es-toppel. We make this assumption after reading…