Legal Opinion
Beard v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1977No. 76-1708PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we must determine whether damage claims brought against a state officer under the Civil Rights Acts, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, et seq., and against federal officers under the Fourth Amendment survive the death of the injured party, and whether the claims are time-barred. The district court held that some of the claims did not survive the death of the injured party and that the other claims were time-barred. We reverse.
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Plaintiff Eloise Beard brought this action in the district court as administratrix of the Estate of Jeff Beard, who allegedly was murdered by the…
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