PETERSON v. SEALED AIR CORP.

No. 89-2127.

902 F.2d 1232 (1990)

Herschel W. PETERSON and First Midwest Bank, as Executors of the Estate of David Peterson, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SEALED AIR CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 26, 1990.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing May 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Martin, Dunn & Martin, Joliet, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

John D. Donlevy, Mitchell D. Raup, Stephen G. Gilles, Diana T. Runcie, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and MOODY, District Judge.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

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