Legal Opinion

Darryl Morris and Leggitt Nailor v. Office Max, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 12, 1996No. 95-3422PublishedCited by 234 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Within minutes of entering an Office Max store to purchase office supplies, Darryl Morris and Leggitt Nailor were approached by police officers who had been summoned by the store’s assistant manager to investigate two black males purportedly acting suspiciously. The only two black men in the store at the time, Morris and Nailor, showed identification and answered questions posed by the officers, who then apologized and left. As a result of the incident, this case was filed, in which it is alleged that the only reason Office Max called the police was that Morris…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Tillman v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Green v. State Bar of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-BeaconCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989

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