Legal Opinion
Webb v. City of Chester
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 6, 1987No. 86-2946PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Debra Webb was hired as a police officer in Chester, Illinois, and shortly thereafter she was fired. She subsequently brought a sex discrimination suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against defendants City of Chester, Illinois, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of Chester, Illinois, and the Chester Police Department.1 At the conclusion of a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $30,000. The district judge entered judgment on the jury’s verdict. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff’s brief career in law…
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