Legal Opinion
Charles Koen & Associates v. City of Cairo and Allen Moss
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1990No. 89-3611PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Charles Koen & Associates (Koen) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants on Koen’s claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court concluded that, as the result of prior proceedings in an Illinois state court, Koen’s federal claims were barred by application of claim and issue preclusion under Illinois law.- For the following reasons, we affirm,
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BACKGROUND
A. Procedural History in the Illinois Court
In September 1985, Charles Koen’s building, the Security Bank Building in Cairo, Illinois, was destroyed by fire. The building…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Barbara Conner v. Rudy G. ReinhardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Morris v. Union Oil Co. of CaliforniaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Illinois State Chamber of Commerce v. Pollution Control BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Draphy Durgins v. City of East St. Louis, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Lawrence T. Newman and Beverly R. Newman v. State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- David Jay Sterling v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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