Legal Opinion
Pearl Spence, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerome W. Spence, Deceased v. Henry D. Staras
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 16, 1974No. 74-1038PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff Pearl Spence brought this action, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, individually and as administratrix of the estate of her deceased son, Jerome Spence, to recover damages for the deprivation of her son’s civil rights. Sued as defendants were eight agents and employees of the Peoria State Hospital, an institution owned and operated by the State of Illinois. Jurisdiction was invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The district court dismissed the plaintiff’s amended complaint and the plaintiff appeals.
The original complaint alleges that the deceased was an inmate at the…
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