Legal Opinion
James Monroe v. Frank Pape
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 23, 1959No. 12697PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This action was brought in the district court under the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986, to recover damages for the alleged misconduct of the defendant Chicago, Illinois police officers. Such misconduct was claimed to be in violation of the rights of plaintiffs under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The City of Chicago, Illinois was joined as a defendant, liability being predicated on the doctrine of re-spondeat superior. The trial court entered an order dismissing the complaint on defendants’ motion on the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Leslie George Wakat v. Peter F. Harlib, Irwin Haviland, Harold T. Thompsen, Thomas J. Murphy and Thomas v. LyonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- United States v. OrmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Stift v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- Miles v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- United States of America Ex Rel. George Atterbury v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Barnier v. SzentmiklosiDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1983
- Webster Hardwick, Jr. v. Bernard Hurley and Steve SenoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
- Roberts v. PepersackDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1966
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