R.J. O'BRIEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. FORMAN

No. 01-4026.

298 F.3d 653 (2002)

R.J. O'BRIEN & ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronald FORMAN, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Longworth, doing business as Ozark Futures & Options, Third Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher L. Gallinari (argued), Bellows & Bellows, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Christopher L. Gallinari (argued), Bellows & Bellows, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Ronald H. Balson (argued), Hill, Gilstrap & Balson, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

BEFORE: RIPPLE, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

At first glance, the verdicts in this case look inconsistent, so inconsistent, in fact, that both sides moved to have them set aside. And had this case been litigated differently, there is a chance — though far from a certainty — that we might have found them inconsistent. But as the case comes before us, we find that they are not. More than anything, the case is another illustration that the principles and rules by which...

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