Legal Opinion
Michele Portmann, Doing Business as Grafica, an Individual v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 1982No. 81-1390PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue in this appeal is whether the doctrine of equitable estoppel may be invoked against the United States Postal Service on the basis of representations made by a postal employee to a potential “Express Mail” customer. The district court, on cross motions for summary judgment, held that estoppel was unavailable against the federal government as a matter of law, and granted summary judgment in favor of the Postal Service on that basis. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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On January 15, 1980, plaintiff-appellant Michele Portmann, a free lance…
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