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KNAPP v. BANTA

No. 14499.

333 F.2d 746 (1964)

Gordon C. KNAPP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. W. BANTA, Burton Banta, Frank Banta and Plaquemine Towing Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

June 29, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Lansden, Lansden & Lansden, Cairo, Ill., for appellant.

Francis D. Conner, John M. Ferguson, East St. Louis, Ill., Wagner, Conner, Ferguson, Bertrand & Baker, East St. Louis, Ill., of counsel, for appellees.

Before KNOCH, KILEY and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This is a tort action removed because of diversity to the district court. Plaintiff Gordon C. Knapp, a labor organizer for the National Maritime Union, sought to recover damages from defendants J. W. Banta, Burton Banta, Frank Banta, and Plaquemine Towing Corporation for alleged assault, conspiracy to assault, negligence, and willful and wanton conduct which resulted in plaintiff being shot in the arm. The district court, sitting without a...

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