Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. County of Cook
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 13, 1969No. 68 C 318PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT AT THE CLOSE OF PLAINTIFF’S CASE
ROBSON, District Judge.
The defendant moves this court for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff’s case. For the reasons set forth below, this court is of the opinion that the motion should be granted.
The plaintiff, Lula Hopkins, is the administrator of the estate of her deceased son, Cedric Hopkins, Jr. The decedent was arrested on December 21, 1967, on a charge of parole violation. The uncontroverted evidence indicates that the decedent was an alcoholic and was under the influence of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Carl C. Coppinger v. Gene Townsend, M.D., and Wayne K. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- United States of America Ex Rel. William Lawrence v. Joseph E. Ragen, Director of Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- United States Ex Rel. Gittlemacker v. PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Henderson v. PateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Collins v. BensingerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
- Pinkston v. BensingerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
- Mullins v. City of River RougeDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1972
- Bishop v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
- Loopman v. HurleyDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1979
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