RADER v. BALFOUR

No. 17299.

440 F.2d 469 (1971)

John C. RADER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lloyd G. BALFOUR et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

March 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo J. Spivack, Chicago, Ill., Nick C. Spanos, Los Angeles, Cal., Masuda, Spivack & Funai, Chicago, Ill., Popham, Thompson, Popham, Trusty & Conway, Kansas City, Mo., of counsel, for appellant.

Arlindo S. Cate, Valentine A. Weber, Jr., William N. Walker, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees Sigma Chi, Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Sigma and Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America; Spray, Price, Hough & Cushman, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Richard M. Keck, David J. Gibbons, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi International Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Delta Gamma, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, Inc., Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu Fraternity and Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority; Chadwell, Keck, Kayser & Ruggles, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Marshall A. Burmeister, for defendant-appellee Acacia Fraternity; Burmeister, Palmatier & Hamby, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Elroy C. Sandquist, Peter M. Sfikas, Richard L. Blatt, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee Pi Kappa Alpha; Peterson, Lowry, Rall, Barber & Ross, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

G. Kent Yowell, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee Phi Kappa Psi; Yowell & Yowell, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

John P. Ryan, Jr., A. Duncan Whitaker, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees L. G. Balfour Co. and Burr, Patterson & Auld Co.; McBride, Baker, Wienke & Schlosser, Chicago, Ill., Howrey, Simon, Baker & Murchison, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

John Edward Porter, Evanston, Ill., Keith E. Pugh, Jr., Washington, D. C., for other appellees.

Before DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge, FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge, BEAMER, District Judge.


FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought a private treble damage antitrust action. He alleged violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.2 Concededly the action is barred by the four year statute of limitations3 unless the running of the statute was suspended by either (1) the operation of 15 U.S.C. § 16(b), triggered by the institution of a Federal...

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