Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Gallatin County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 1969No. Nos. 17575, 17576PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
This is a personal injury action based on diversity jurisdiction. The district court directed a verdict against plaintiff Johnson, an Indiana resident, and in favor of defendants Shawneetown, Illinois and its police chief Paul Wood. It also directed a verdict against Gallatin County, Illinois and its deputy sheriff Herman Watters upon their counterclaim against plaintiff. The jury returned verdicts for plaintiff against defendants Gallatin County and Watters for $22,500 and against defendant Hise for $25,000; and for Watters on his cross-claim against Hise for $15,000.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gardner v. Village of Chicago RidgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Chmielewski v. MarichIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Gaca v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Ethridge v. RhodesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1967
- Marcello v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Earl D. Johnson v. Gallatin County, Illinois, a Municipal Corporation, and Herman Watters, Deputy Sheriff of Gallatin County, Illinois, Earl D. Johnson, and Cross-Appellant v. Vernon Eugene Hise, and Cross-Appellee, and Gallatin County, Illinois, a Municipal Corporation, and Herman Watters, Deputy Sheriff of Gallatin County, Illinois, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969