KUNZ v. DEFELICE

Nos. 06-3827, 06-3828.

538 F.3d 667 (2008)

Jeremy KUNZ, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Richard DEFELICE, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, and City of Chicago, et al., Defendants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Thompson (argued), Jonathan I. Loevy (argued), Michael Kanovitz, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mara S. Georges, Christopher M. Grunewald, Robert L. Schultz (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, James E. Thompson, Francis P. Cuisinier, Hartigan & Cuisinier, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

On March 22, 1999, Jeremy Kunz spent the afternoon and evening in a bar watching March Madness and consuming a few Guinnesses. As the night wore on, he asked a fellow he knew from the bar, Erik, if he could borrow Erik's SUV for a short time. Erik handed over the keys to his vehicle, and Kunz left on his errand. The events relating to the rest of the evening gave rise to a low-speed car chase, a brutal interrogation, and a lawsuit against the...

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