Legal Opinion
James E. Ward v. Jerry L. Sternes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 2003No. 02-3104PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
When asked “Are you black?” and “Are you white?” by a neurologist, petitioner James E. Ward, an African-American male, earnestly answered “Yes” to both questions. Similarly, with “Yes” and “No” answers Ward indicated that a hammer was good for both cutting wood and pounding in nails, that good rubber boots both keep water out and let water in,, that two pounds of flour weigh more than and less than one pound of flour, and that both boats and stones sink in water. Ward has a condition known as aphasia, resulting from blunt head trauma he suffered in 1993, which manifests…
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