United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant in a negligence case founded on respondeat superior is reversed and remanded where an assault against two jailed youths by a security guard in uniform created an issue for the jury of whether the guard's actions were within the scope of his employment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/04/2006
• Decided 03/17/2006
• Published 03/17/2006

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas Peters (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick J. Ruberry (argued), Dowd & Dowd, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.