Legal Opinion
Leonard Guzell v. R. Hiller and J. Gawlik
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2000No. 99-4070PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff appeals from the dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) of his Fourth Amendment false-arrest suit against two Chicago police officers. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. According to the complaint, back in 1988 Guzell, a travel agent, sold a round-trip Chicago-to-Warsaw airline ticket to Ag-niezka Bacik. “In order to facilitate the travel arrangements and as security for payment,” we read in the complaint, Bacik left her passport with Guzell. The ticket was “processed,” whatever exactly that means (probably that it was issued), but Bacik refused to pay for it, so Guzell did…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Northern Indiana Gun & Outdoor Shows, Inc. v. City of South Bend, Stephen Leucke, Brian R. Hedman, and Karl KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- James N. Gramenos v. Jewel Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Donald E. EARLY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Steve Rodgers v. Lincoln Towing Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Raymond Lee McKinney v. Velma GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Jaros v. Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Ricky W. Beauchamp and Beth E. Beauchamp v. City of Noblesville, Indiana, Cynthia Dukette, Joe Cook, Hamilton County SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Fox v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Richard Reynolds v. Dawn Jamison and Christopher DarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Leon Washington and Clara Washington v. James Haupert, Joel Slygh and Fred RogersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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