Opinion ID: 693416
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Answering Machine and Cash

Text: 38 Summary judgment was appropriate as to the claim based on Winburn's seizure of the cash and the answering machine. The record includes testimony about the disappearance of these items, but the evidence concerning Winburn's visit does not create a fact issue as to whether Winburn was responsible. Donald testified that he saw Winburn enter the bedroom where the cash was located, but he did not see her carrying anything out of the room. Neither did he see anything in her pockets. Furthermore, Shirley testified that the cash's presence in a dresser drawer was a secret known only to her and Donald, and Donald testified that he heard no sounds that would suggest a search was going on in the bedroom. At best, the Lenzes' testimony suggests only that Winburn could have taken the cash and the answering machine. Winburn denies having done so. The Lenzes have therefore failed to carry their burden of showing that a reasonable jury could find that a seizure occurred. See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 251, 106 S.Ct. at 2511. We accordingly affirm summary judgment as to the claim based on the seizure of the Lenzes' property. 39