WHITLOCK v. BROWN

No. 08-2800.

596 F.3d 406 (2010)

Jo WHITLOCK and Jesse Whitlock, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Shawn A. BROWN, individually as an Officer for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 24, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Sutherlin (argued), Sutherlin & Associates, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Frances Barrow (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and DOW, District Judge.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Jo and Jesse Whitlock were camping at the Indiana Dunes State Park and found several bags and other items of property that looked as if they had been left behind at another campsite. They put the items in their truck, intending to turn them in to the park office. They then left the campground to run errands and forgot the bags were in their truck. By the time they returned a few hours later, the owner of the bags had reported them stolen. When...

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