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Pritzker gave him the copies in the course of Pritzker's
consulting with him regarding the dispute with Weaver.
The letter acknowledging Weaver's prior understanding that
he would sell all the stock in KWJ Corp. to Kanter's "client"
(IRA) for $150,000 is dated March 10, 1976. Kanter admitted that
he and Weaver had been discussing the sale for some time before
March 10, 1976. At trial he testified that he did not know
whether it was a few months before or a much longer period of
time. Kanter testified that "J.D. [Weaver] needed money and was
clearly unhappy with what might be the interpretation of the
contract in light of his dispute with Abe [Pritzker], and it led
to this letter."
We find Kanter's testimony to be implausible. We find it
incredible that an attorney consulting with a very important
client about a contract dispute would surreptitiously negotiate
with the other party to the contract to purchase essentially the
same contract that was the subject of the dispute and on which
the attorney was giving advice.
We are not convinced that Kanter obtained the copies of
Hyatt's correspondence with Weaver from Pritzker rather than from
Weaver. Kanter was not Hyatt's attorney. He represented the
Pritzker family, but Hyatt had its own attorneys, including
members of the Pritzker family who themselves were attorneys.
Kanter testified that he had very limited involvement with
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