KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS v. WIRTZ

Nos. 78-1591, 78-1601.

592 F.2d 466 (1979)

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, a corporation, Appellee, v. Arthur M. WIRTZ, Virginia W. Wirtz, William W. Wirtz, and Arthur M. Wirtz, Jr., Appellants. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, a corporation, Cross-Appellant, v. Arthur M. WIRTZ, Virginia W. Wirtz, William W. Wirtz and Arthur M. Wirtz, Jr., Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim J. Shoemake, St. Louis, Mo. (argued), and John W. O'Neil, Jr., of Guilfoil, Symington Petzall & Shoemake, St. Louis, Mo., on brief, for appellants Arthur M. Wirtz et al.

J. L. Pierson of Lewis, Rice, Tucker, Allen & Chubb, St. Louis, Mo. (argued), and Kathianne Knaup, St. Louis, Mo., on brief, for appellee Knights of Columbus.

Before LAY, BRIGHT and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Arthur, Virginia, and William Wirtz, and Arthur M. Wirtz, Jr., (appellants) appeal from a judgment of the district court1 in a bench trial directing them to pay the Knights of Columbus (Knights) the sum of $239,211.96, together with interest thereon from April 21, 1976 — the date of the filing of the suit — at the annual rate of six percent. Federal court jurisdiction...

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