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WHITING v. WESTRAY

No. 01-3490.

294 F.3d 943 (2002)

Harold WHITING and Leatrice Whiting, individually and as husband and wife, and Katrina Whiting, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ricky L. WESTRAY, Richardson Moving and Storage, Inc., Miami Valley Moving and Storage, Inc., Bekins Van Lines Company and The Bekins Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 28, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy S. Schafer (argued), Schafer & Schafer, Merrillville, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Edward M. Kay (argued), Clausen Miller, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before: EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

An appellate record is a bad place to seek a nuanced portrayal of a trial that the losing side thinks was unfair because the attorney for the winners allegedly poisoned the case. For 4 days last May, attorney John W. Patton, Jr. defended this case against Timothy Schafer, the plaintiffs' counsel. The trial transcript discloses that, at scattered times during the proceedings, Schafer made inappropriate remarks during his opening statement...

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