Legal Opinion
Kerr v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1970No. 17345PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a review of a civil action arising out of a Civil Rights complaint under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(a), and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988, seeking both compensatory and punitive damages. The matter was tried before a jury and there was a finding for defendants.
Plaintiff, Harvey L. Kerr, alleges he was denied a fair trial. He states that the trial court improperly struck portions of the complaint; that the court improperly refused to allow introduction of testimony to prove the civil rights violations; that instructions were improperly refused; that he was not…
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3Cited by41 opinions
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