UNITED STATES v. WINSCOTT

No. 11757.

238 F.2d 519 (1956)

UNITED STATES, for the Use of Dr. John A. SOMERS and Dr. John A. Somers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Hammond M. WINSCOTT, and Roy H. Johnson, and The Travelers Indemnity Company, a corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 9, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter S. Sarelas, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Robert Tieken, U. S. Atty., John Peter Lulinski, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., Charles M. Rush, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before FINNEGAN, LINDLEY and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.


FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.

Sometime after plaintiff instituted his suit (case 51-C-1312) against one Yohanan and Issac for rent overcharges, the case was set for pretrial and thereupon, March 5, 1952, added to the trial list by the district judge. On January 26, 1953 the rent case was called and continued to February 2, 1953 for trial. Counsel for plaintiff in the instant appeal participated in the following critical colloquy with the court below on that day in February...

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