Legal Opinion
Bennie Truitt v. State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 1, 1960No. 12981_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff filed this suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, naming the State of Illinois as “respondent” and seeking damages in the sum of $790,000. Plaintiff appeared pro se, and apparently prepared his pleadings without legal assistance. Because plaintiff was unable to be personally present at the oral argument before this Court, we entered an order that the case would be submitted upon the briefs without oral argument.
The basis of plaintiff’s claim for damages is that a state judge unlawfully convicted him of the crime of murder. He claims he was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Fitts v. McGheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- North Carolina v. TempleSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Stift v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
3Cited by15 opinions
- William Whirl v. C. v. (Buster) Kern and Fidelity and Deposit Company of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- David L. Joseph v. James H. RowlenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- James Edward Striker v. Paul Pancher and the National Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Bradford v. LefkowitzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Roberts v. BarbosaDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1964
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