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DOWNS v. WESTPHAL

Nos. 95-2289, 95-2547.

78 F.3d 1252 (1996)

Hugh DOWNS, in his individual capacity and in his capacity as representative of the Estate of Joanne Downs, and the Estate of Joanne Downs, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ruth WESTPHAL and Michael R. Gulmetti, as trustee of Trust No. 45, jointly and individually, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston F. Henry (argued), Douglas G. Swift, Winamac, IN, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Frank J. Gagliardi (argued), Bartlett, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This case comes to us as the result of a long, drawn-out family feud. Our first step, then, is to meet the families. It's not always easy to keep them straight. Most of the family members have been married more than once, the women's names keep changing, and at one point two of the sisters involved in this dispute were named Ruth Westphal. On top of that, the three parties to this appeal are all proceeding both individually and in...

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