United States Seventh Circuit

In plaintiff's action against a debtor seeking damages when it filed for bankruptcy protections and failed to return leased phone equipment to plaintiff, dismissal of the claims is affirmed as plaintiff's claims accrued more than five years before it filed its complaint and its claims are barred by the five-year statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/26/2009
• Decided 12/21/2009
• Published 12/21/2009

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and SIMON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew J. Maxwell, Attorney, Maxwell & Potts, Chicago, IL, for Debtor., Stephen J. Rosenfeld, Attorney, Bruce N. Menkes, Attorney (argued), Mandell Menkes, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Don R. Sampen, Attorney (argued), Clausen Miller, Chicago, IL, for Trustee-Appellee.