Legal Opinion
Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 1973No. 71-1880PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to draw the ever-troublesome line between the right on the one hand of a litigant to a determination of his claim or defense upon the merits despite the incompetency or lack of diligence of his attorney and the necessity on the other hand of the trial judge to control and manage litigation which threatens unduly to burden the court as a result of the attorney’s failings.
On September 4, 1970, the plaintiff, Vac-Air, Inc., filed a two-count complaint against the defendant, John Mohr & Sons, Inc. Count I charged infringement by defendant of Patent…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- John Mohr & Sons, Inc. v. JahnkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Louis Sapiro, Trustee Under Trust Agreement Dated August 26, 1966 v. Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Doris Scarver v. Leonard Allen and Elwood DanielsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971
- Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971
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