DUNMIRE v. SCHNEIDER

No. 06-1254.

481 F.3d 465 (2007)

Delbert L. DUNMIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lawrence J. SCHNEIDER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen A. Hardee (argued), Richard M. Paul, III, Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian A. Sher, Bryan Cave, Chicago, IL, Bruce Lewitas (argued), Morgan Stanley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Delbert Dunmire traded silver futures contracts through Morgan Stanley and its predecessor Dean Witter. Dunmire's broker, John Hoffman, retired in 2002 and Morgan Stanley assigned the account to his son Matt. Lawrence Schneider, a supervisory broker, assured Dunmire that Matt was up to the task and promised to keep tabs on his performance. In April 2004 volatility in the silver market led the New York Mercantile Exchange, where Dunmire's...

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