CARROLL v. ACME-CLEVELAND CORP.

Nos. 90-2392, 90-2330 and 90-2391.

955 F.2d 1107 (1992)

Howard B. CARROLL, Jeannette B. Armstrong, Paul Armstrong, Mila C. Palmer, Robert J. Eck, Jean A. Pettigrew, Patricia C. Eck, and Robert A. Eck, Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants-Appellees, v. ACME-CLEVELAND CORPORATION, Defendant-Counterplaintiff-Appellant. Appeal of George F. KARCH, Jr. and William G. Swindal, attorneys for Acme-Cleveland Corporation.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1992.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Swindal, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, Ill., George F. Karch, Jr. (argued), Thompson, Hine & Flory, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-counterplaintiff-appellant.

Richard F. Zehnle (argued), Edward C. Jepson, Jr., Steven G. Rudolf, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, Ill., Gwenda Burkhardt, Deerfield, Ill., for plaintiffs-counterdefendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

After lengthy pre-trial proceedings, the district court entered summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs-appellees Howard B. Carroll and other shareholders ("the shareholders") of Sheldon Machine Co., Inc. ("Sheldon"), and against defendant-appellant Acme-Cleveland Corporation ("Acme"). The district court also imposed Rule 11 sanctions against Acme and its attorneys. Acme, and its attorneys, argue that the district court committed several errors...

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