Legal Opinion
Carhart v. Carhart-Halaska International, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 2015No. 14-2968PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Karl Marx famously remarked that “all great world-historic facts and personages appear ... twice ...: the first time as tragedy [Napoleon I], the second time as farce [the great Napoleon’s nephew, Napoleon III].” William Gaddis reversed the sequence in his satirical law novel A Frolic of His Own (1994). At the beginning of the novel the protagonist, while standing in front of his car trying to hot-wire it, accidentally causes the car to start. It lurches forward, injuring him — so he sues himself for having negligently injured himself. The case before us brings us face…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Enterprise Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Gelatt v. DeDakisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- In Re KreislerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Storm v. CotzhausenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Anthony Grignano Co. v. GoochWisconsin Supreme Court · 1951
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