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SAMS v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, WIS.

No. 96-3982.

117 F.3d 991 (1997)

Billy D. SAMS, d/b/a Grant Park Auto Sales, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott M. Boyd, Rockford, IL, Michael R. Barth, Robert W. Roth, James J. Eichholz (argued), Roth & Binn, Brookfield, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Grant F. Langley, Linda Uliss Burke (argued), Office of the City Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, FLAUM, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Billy D. Sams, d/b/a Grant Park Auto Sales ("Sams"),1 a retail seller of used automobiles, sold a 1987 Chevy Blazer to Brian K. McClain, a citizen of Illinois, retaining a purchase money security interest in the vehicle. After the Blazer was abandoned by its owner on the streets of Milwaukee, the City towed the truck, and disposed of it by public sale six weeks later. Because Sams was not notified prior...

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