PURTELL v. MASON

No. 06-3176.

527 F.3d 615 (2008)

Jeffrey R. PURTELL and Vicki A. Purtell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bruce MASON, in his individual capacity, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Wimmer (argued), Downers Grove, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James L. DeAno (argued) DeAno & Scarry, Wheaton, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

This free-speech lawsuit requires us to determine the present scope of the "fighting-words" doctrine. The setting is a neighborhood feud. The case features an unsightly, 38-foot recreational vehicle stored on a residential driveway in suburban Chicago, a neighborhood petition drive to force its removal, and a derogatory Halloween yard display erected in retaliation against the neighbors who led the petition drive. An unlucky police officer dispatched...

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