Jamison v. City of Chicago

On January 1,1972, James O’Malley shot and killed John Jamison. For three days prior to the shooting, O’Malley’s son, Daniel, had repeatedly informed Chicago police officers assigned to the 8th District that O’Malley was behaving strangely and had acted violently toward members of his family. Daniel requested that his father be arrested. The police did not attempt to arrest James O’Malley or otherwise restrain him. O’Malley’s aberrant behavior ended in the shooting of Jamison, whom he had never seen before.

Plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of John Jamison, brought suit against the…