BREWER v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 95-3392.

87 F.3d 203 (1996)

Deeanna BREWER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WAL-MART STORES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Scott Montross (argued), Townsend, Hovde & Montross, Indianapolis, IN, for plaintiff-appellee.

Thomas L. Davis, Robert W. Wright (argued), Locke, Reynolds, Boyd & Weisell, Indianapolis, IN, for defendant-appellant.

Before HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This case illustrates the problems a lost or stolen wallet can cause. With that wallet and $10, an unknown woman used plaintiff Deeanna Brewer's name and identification to open a token checking account at a credit union. Forty bad checks later many merchants had inundated the plaintiff with demands for payment. The forger was never located, leaving the plaintiff — who had never had a checking account — with the problems...

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