Legal Opinion

First Commodity Traders, Inc. v. Heinold Commodities, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 21, 1985No. 84-2437PublishedCited by 169 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRANT, Senior District Judge.

• Appellants, First Commodity Traders, Inc., Robert Gardner, Bruce Zins, and Robert Blankoph appeal from an order granting partial summary judgment to defendants, Heinold Commodities, Inc. and Yern Pherson. The district court’s order is reported at 591 F.Supp. 812 (N.D.I11.1982). Appellants also challenge the district court’s reduction of their request for attorneys’ fees, and the court’s award of attorneys’ fees to appellees. For the reasons set forth below, this court AFFIRMS the judgment and order of the district court.

Facts

On September 1, 1978, appellant,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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