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KENNEDY v. CHILDREN'S SERVICE SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN

No. 93-2312.

17 F.3d 980 (1994)

Michelle KENNEDY and Dale E. Kennedy, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHILDREN'S SERVICE SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN, Frank Gaunt, St. Paul Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, and Colonia Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Sutton, Milwaukee, WI (argued), for Michelle Kennedy and Dale E. Kennedy.

Scott Ritter (argued), Hogan, Ritter, Minix & Comeau, Milwaukee, WI, for Children's Service Soc. of Wisconsin, Frank Gaunt and St. Paul Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.

Donald M. Lieb, Otjen, Vanert, Stangle, Lieb & Weir, Milwaukee, WI, for Colonia Ins. Co.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin ("CSS") withdrew from facilitating an adoption because it believed the adoptive parents were members of a cult. The parents adopted the child through another agency and sued CSS for defamation, breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We affirm.

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