THORNTON v. WAHL

No. 85-2786.

787 F.2d 1151 (1986)

Elizabeth THORNTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert WAHL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 3, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Murphy, Patrick T. Murphy, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joan M. Hall, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 28, 1986.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Elizabeth Thornton expelled her husband in 1975 from Thornwood, the family home, and he took up residence in one of the estate's coachhouses. In 1978 the state court with jurisdiction of the Thorntons' divorce proceedings ruled that Thornwood is Mr. Thornton's property. After the two were divorced, Mrs. Thornton refused to leave Thornwood. On November 10, 1983, the state court...

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