Legal Opinion
Knapp v. McCoy
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 1, 1982No. 82 C 3632PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Frederick W. Knapp (“Knapp”), a Chicago graphics artist specializing in radio station advertising promotions, alleges Californian Jack McCoy (“McCoy”) misrepresented samples of Knapp’s commercial artwork as McCoy’s own and deprived Knapp of several prospective customers. McCoy has filed a Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss Knapp’s Complaint. For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order McCoy’s motion is denied.
Knapp’s Complaint
Knapp’s Complaint is scarcely a model of legal draftsmanship or clarity. 1 In accordance…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ingersoll v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Ruth Panter v. Marshall Field & Co., Richard Weiss v. Marshall Field & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Owens v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,220 Mathers Fund, Inc. v. The Colwell CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Crinkley v. Dow Jones & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Organization of Minority Vendors, Inc. v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
- North Broadway Motors, Inc. v. Fiat Motors of North America, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
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