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TACKET v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 95-3333.

93 F.3d 332 (1996)

Thomas J. TACKET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, DELCO REMY DIVISION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank B. Harshey (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Herbert C. Snyder, Jr. (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

In 1985, someone painted "Tacket Tacket What A Racket" on the wall of General Motors' Anderson, Indiana assembly plant. It was a reference to Thomas J. Tacket, at the time an employee at the plant. The stenciled letters may seem harmless to many, but Tacket claimed that General Motors' failure to remove the message defamed him and irreparably damaged his reputation. To say litigation ensued would be an understatement. Tacket filed his defamation...

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