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LEE v. VOYLES

No. 88-3504.

898 F.2d 76 (1990)

Robert M. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Graceia VOYLES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis D. Morrissey, William Lynch Schaller, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, Thomas F. Londrigan, Londrigan, Potter & Randle, R. Kurt Wilke, Carl O. Hoffee, Barber, Segatto, Hoffee & Hines, Springfield, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dan K. Webb, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, Wayne R. Golomb, Springfield, for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., CUDAHY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

King Leopold III of Belgium surrendered his army to Hitler on May 28, 1940, and was taken captive. The elected government of Belgium did not accept the decision and fled to England, condemning him. Paul Reynaud, the Premier of France, accused Leopold of belonging to Hitler's Fifth Column. Although these accusations were baseless (Leopold did not surrender until his army ran out of ammunition), the perception that the King gave up too quickly...

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