Legal Opinion
Brown, Maurice v. Chrysler Finan Servi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 8, 2007No. 06-2459UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Maurice Brown appeals the district court’s dismissal of a third lawsuit in which he and Chrysler Financial Services (Daim-lerChrysler) litigated the company’s alleged mishandling of his loan account and improper repossession of his car. The district court ruled that his claims were barred by res judicata because he had the opportunity to litigate the same issues in the two previous suits. We affirm.
In 2001 Brown bought a $30,000 car, which he financed through DaimlerChrys-ler. As part of the contract for the financing, DaimlerChrysler agreed to allow Brown to use the car as collateral,…
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- Ralph Licari v. City of Chicago, Miriam Santos, Richard J. Jones, Walter K. Knorr and Charles R. Loftus, in Their Individual and Official CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Derrick B. Tartt v. Northwest Community Hospital and Northwest Suburban Anesthesiologists, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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