HUNTER v. OLD BEN COAL CO.

No. 87-1360.

844 F.2d 428 (1988)

John HUNTER and Laura Snodsmith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OLD BEN COAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Gadau, Zimmerly, Gadau, Selin & Otto, Champaign, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mark M. Pierce, Old Ben Coal Co., Law Dept., Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, John Hunter and Laura Snodsmith, filed suit on May 6, 1985 seeking specific performance of a contract between Old Ben Coal Company ("Old Ben"), the defendant, and the Dalgren Moores Prairie Coal Association ("DMPCA"), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.1 The plaintiffs were "members" (shareholders) of DMPCA. The district court held that the plaintiffs...

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