Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Wenzel
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 5, 1968No. 64-C-235PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
REYNOLDS, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiff, LeRoy Jackson, brought an action for damages against two police officers for allegedly depriving him of civil rights pursuant to the provisions of Title 42 United States Code, §§ 1983 and 1985. Defendants, Donald Wenzel and George Jacobi, filed an answer putting substantially all the material allegations of the plaintiff in dispute. On February 14, 1968, the matter was tried before this court without a jury.
The naming of Officer Donald Wenzel as a defendant proved to be a simple case of mistaken identity. The plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Galloway v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- Rosemond v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. of Des MoinesDistrict Court, W.D. South Carolina · 1965
- Thomas v. YoungDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Martin v. DuffieDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1971