Legal Opinion

Elizabeth Thornton v. Robert Wahl

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 28, 1986No. 85-2786PublishedCited by 170 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Elizabeth Thornton expelled her husband in 1975 from Thornwood, the family home, and he took up residence in one of the estate’s coachhouses. In 1978 the state court with jurisdiction of the Thorntons’ divorce proceedings ruled that Thornwood is Mr. Thornton’s property. After the two were divorced, Mrs. Thornton refused to leave Thornwood. On November 10, 1983, the state court entered a supplemental judgment requiring Mrs. Thornton to depart no later than December 1. She filed an appeal (on November 29) and an application for a stay; although the court did not issue…

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