Legal Opinion
Boyd v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 5, 2007No. 1-06-0358PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:
On November 19, 2000, plaintiff Javon Boyd and defendant Darryl Carrothers, an off-duty police officer, engaged in an early morning confrontation, which resulted in Carrothers drawing his gun and shooting plaintiff. Subsequently, plaintiff was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery.
After the charge against plaintiff was dropped, he filed suit against Carrothers and codefendant the City of Chicago (City) for battery, false arrest, and malicious prosecution. Following a jury trial, defendants prevailed on all counts. In this…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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