Daniel J. Hartwig Associates, Inc. v. Kanner

913 F.2d 1213 (7th Cir. 1990)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Hartwig (P) was a consultant to Kanner (D), an attorney, in three separate cases. D never paid P and P sued for a breach of contract. D defended on grounds that P made fraudulent misrepresentations and the contracts were thus void. At trial, P admitted that he had padded his resume and did not reveal a conflict of interest. P had indicated that he got a Bachelor of Science instead of a Bachelor of Arts degree. P also testified that he had verbally informed D of these matters prior to testifying in D's cases. D claimed that P never disclosed any potential conflicts in interest. D presented no evidence as he failed to appear. The district court entered a directed verdict in the amount of $44,225.04 for P. D appealed; the matter should have been submitted to the jury as a material issue of fact existed as to whether the contract was void based on misrepresentation.