Ritchey v. Maksin

Plaintiff, Jerry Ritchey, d/b/a Olympic Feed Products, brought this action for damages against George Maksin, an employee of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (Department). The alleged damages arose from an earlier action in which defendant filed a criminal complaint against the plaintiff for violations of certain provisions of the Illinois Commercial Feed Act of 1961 (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 56½, par. 66.1 et seq.).

As part of the Department’s investigation of alleged adulteration and misbranding of feed products sold by plaintiff, the defendant, who held the title of “Products…