Legal Opinion
Robert E. Lee v. Village of River Forest, a Municipal Corporation, Nicholas Coscino, J. Barstatis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1991No. 90-1456, 90-1757 and 90-1765PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Robert E. Lee sued the Village of River Forest and fifteen present and former police officers of the Village of River Forest. Lee alleged that his December 1983 arrest, indictment and incarceration, which stemmed from charges that he murdered his wife, violated his fourth and fourteenth amendment constitutional rights. He sought redress pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We are now presented with the consolidated appeal of two cases brought by Lee against defendants.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On December 20, 1983, Lee discovered that his wife had passed away during…
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