HARRISON v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.

Nos. 91-1458, 91-1592.

974 F.2d 873 (1992)

Hudson T. HARRISON and Harrison Construction Incorporated, a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INCORPORATED, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1992.

As Amended October 13 and October 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Ward (argued), McBride, Baker & Coles, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Paul B. Uhlenhop (argued) and Charles J. Risch, Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

Before KANNE, Circuit Judge, WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge, and SHARP, District Judge.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.

For nearly eighteen months Hudson T. Harrison, an Illinois resident, sent his and his company's money to a Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. ("Dean Witter") account executive and vice president, John G. Kenning, in Boca Raton, Florida, for investment in low-risk municipal bonds. Both Kenning and his assistant, John M. Carpenter, offered Harrison an opportunity he could not resist: If he sent money to them personally, they would...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases