Legal Opinion
National Acceptance Company of America v. Joseph S. Bathalter, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 20, 1983No. 80-2360PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether a civil defendant’s assertion of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in answer to averments in the plaintiff’s complaint may properly be deemed an admission of those averments pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 8(d). 1 The district court held it could and granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of the plaintiff. We reverse.
I
Plaintiff National Acceptance Company of America (NAC) is a commercial finance corporation domiciled in Delaware and based in Chicago. Its detailed complaint alleges that defendant Joseph…
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