Legal Opinion

Brown v. Dunne

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 13, 1969No. 16745PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

The district court dismissed, on defendants’ motions, plaintiffs’ civil rights action1 seeking an injunction to restrain the operation of parts of the Illinois Administration of Estates Act2 and for a declaration of plaintiffs’ rights.3 Plaintiffs have appealed. We affirm.

Plaintiff Sarelas, a Chicago attorney, represented the late John W. Porter and held a power of attorney given to him by Porter February 10, 1966. His co-plaintiff Brown was one of three nurses Sarelas thereafter engaged to attend the ailing Porter. The complaint names as defendants a judge, a magistrate,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Ex Parte VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Milton McCray v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
  2. Bennett v. GravelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
  3. Ezell Littleton v. Peyton Berbling, Individually and as State's Attorney for Alexander County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  4. Claude Grow v. Thomas G. Fisher, Individually and in His Capacity as Prosecuting Attorney for the 30th Judicial Circuit of the State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  5. Stafford v. MusterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979

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