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GAMBINO v. KOONCE

No. 13-2756.

757 F.3d 604 (2014)

Joseph M. GAMBINO, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Joseph J. Gambino Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis D. KOONCE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Braun , M.A. Braun & Associates, Lee M. Weisz , Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Amy Knapp , Thomas Bushnell Fullerton , Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Chicago, IL, Richard Carl Leng , Barrington, IL, Charles S. Stahl, Jr. , Lisle, IL, for Appellant.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

The decedent, Joseph J. Gambino,1 alleged in a state lawsuit to clear his title to three properties that various defendants, including Dennis Koonce, used forged deeds and other fraudulent documents to improperly gain title to the properties he owned. The Illinois state trial court found that Koonce acted with fraud and malice and ordered him to pay compensatory and punitive damages. After the state appellate court...

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