Chicago Housing Authority v. Rose

The plaintiff, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), filed a complaint against the defendant, Jacqueline Rose, seeking possession of the defendant’s apartment in the Cabrini-Green public housing project. The CHA maintained that the discovery by the police of two shotguns in the defendant’s apartment constituted a violation of her lease. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff assigns error regarding a jury instruction and limitations on its examination of a police officer.

On December 21, 1987, the CHA filed a complaint against the defendant seeking possession of her…