Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit November 21, 1985, 85-1384 (Leatrice Carter v. Robert B. Berger and the Berger Group, Inc.)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A fraud committed against one person often injures others. Both the defrauded party and those indirectly injured may seek to recover for their losses. In this case the district court dismissed a suit by an indirectly injured party. We agree with the district court that the directly injured party is the right plaintiff.

In 1982 Robert B.