Legal Opinion
Arlene C. Wolf-Lillie v. Gerald M. Sonquist, Kenosha County Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 1983No. 81-1117, 81-2833PublishedCited by 559 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The Sheriff of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, appeals from the judgment of the district court who found that the Sheriff, Gerald M. Sonquist, was legally responsible for damages arising out of the execution of his deputies of an outdated writ of restitution. See Wolf-Lillie v. Kenosha County Sheriff, 504 F.Supp. 1 (1980). The writ had been issued in Kenosha County Small Claims Court following an eviction action commenced by Wolf-Lillie’s landlord. For the reasons discussed in this opinion, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand for proceedings…
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