PORTMANN v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-1390.

674 F.2d 1155 (1982)

Michele PORTMANN, doing business as Grafica, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 24, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew W. Brainerd, Brainerd & Bridges, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert B. Breisblatt, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dan K. Webb, U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 22, 1982.

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...

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