STEWART v. EGNEP (PTY) LTD.

Nos. 83-3025 to 83-3032.

581 F.Supp. 788 (1983)

Delora STEWART, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Delora Stewart, Administrator of the Estate of William Stewart, Deceased; Delora Stewart; Vernadine Thacker, Administrator of the Estate of Charles A. Thacker, Deceased; Vernadine Thacker; Betty J. Redman, Administrator of the Estate of George E. Redman, Deceased; Betty J. Redman; and, Delora Stewart; Vernadine Thacker, and Betty J. Redman on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. EGNEP (PTY) LIMITED; Cape Asbestos Fibres, Ltd.; Cape Industries, Limited, Defendants, and Banca Commerciale Italiana; Credit Suisse; Barclays Bank International Limited; Barclays Bank PLC; Credit Lyonnais; Lloyds Bank International Limited; National Westminster Bank PLC, Garnishees.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

September 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Walker, James G. Walker, Ltd., Bloomington, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Frederick V. Lochbihler, Richard A. Wohlleber, Chapman & Cutler, Chicago, Ill., James R. Potter, Londrigan & Potter, Springfield, Ill., for Credit Suisse.

Robert S. Cohen, R. Mark Mifflin, Giffin, Winning, Lindner, Newkirk, Cohen & Bodewes, Springfield, Ill., for Barclays Bank Intern., Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Lyonnais, Lloyds Bank Intern. Ltd., Nat. Westminster Bank PLC.

Jeremiah Marsh, Michael M. Conway, William J. McKenna, Jr., Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, Ill., for Barclays Bank Intern. Ltd. and Barclays Bank PLC.

John Bleveans, John T. Hundley, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill., for Credit Lyonnais.

Thomas P. Healy, R.R. McMahan, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for Lloyds Bank Intern. Ltd. and Banca Commerciale Italiana.

William F. Trapp, J. Patrick Joyce, Jr., Brown, Hay & Stephens, Springfield, Ill., for Banca Commerciale Italiana.


ORDER

J. WALDO ACKERMAN, Chief Judge.

On January 29, 1982, judgments were returned in favor of Plaintiffs against Cape Industries, Ltd., Cape Asbestos Fibres, Ltd., and EGNEP, Ltd., in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Illinois. These default judgments were entered in the amount of $56,825,000.00. None of the Defendants filed answers or appeared in the cases. Plaintiffs began garnishment proceedings in an attempt to collect their judgment...

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