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WHITING CORP. v. WHITE MACHINERY CORP.

No. 77-1643.

567 F.2d 713 (1977)

WHITING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WHITE MACHINERY CORPORATION and Eugene B. White, Jr., Defendants and Counter-Appellants, v. WHITING CORPORATION, W. A. Morey and Thomas L. Hammond, Counter-Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Pigott, Jr., George H. Gerstman, Chicago, Ill., for defendants and counter-appellants.

Fred S. Lockwood, John L. Alex, Stanley A. Walton, III, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, COWEN, Senior Judge, and PELL, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

The issue presented for review in this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion and improperly denied defendants-appellants' motion to disqualify plaintiff-appellee's attorneys.

In August 1976, defendant moved for an order to disqualify the law firm of Lockwood, Dewey, Zickert & Alex from representing either the plaintiff or, alternatively, from representing a non-party, The Hendrickson Manufacturing Company (Hendrickson)...

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