Shaw v. Courtney

Forrest G. Shaw instituted this suit in the superior court of Cook county against Thomas J. Courtney, Jerome Crowley, William Lynch, Jr., Eugene O’Connor, Steve Leddy, Joseph Sponder and Daniel Kenneally to recover damages for personal injuries. The complaint contained two counts, the first of which charged defendants with an illegal assault and battery, and the second an unlawful imprisonment. A directed verdict in favor of Courtney and the allowance of plaintiff’s motion to dismiss as to Crowley and Lynch removed them as defendants before verdicts. The action against the four remaining…