Branch v. Woulfe

Plaintiff brought an action against nine defendants, who were' police officers of the city, of Chicago, to recover damages for a claimed assault, as a result of which plaintiff suffered severe injuries. The court directed the jury to find six of the defendants not guilty; the case was submitted to the jury as to the other three and two were found not guilty; defendant Woulfe was found guilty, plaintiff’s damages assessed at $1,200, and Woulfe appeals.

The record discloses that about midnight of March 10, 1936, plaintiff was being held up and robbed by two men at the mouth of an alley on 44th…