Legal Opinion
Egan v. City of Aurora
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 1961No. 12738PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff was the Mayor of Aurora, Illinois, when he brought this action in the United States District Court for the N.orthem District of Illinois. He named, as defendants, the City of Aurora and certain of its officers,1 and asked damages in the sum of five million dollars, charging violations of the Federal Civil Rights statutes, Title 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983 and 1985.
In the District Court, defendants moved to dismiss the action because the complaint as to each of them failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The District Court granted the motion and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Collins v. HardymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Egan v. City of AuroraSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Talbot Jennings v. Fremont Nester, Edward Piotter, Larry Vodvarka, John S. Boyle, James A. Brown and John PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Alfonse Reichenberger v. Rev. Richard PritchardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Pugliano v. StaziakDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Norman H. Lesser and Rhoda I. Lesser v. Braniff Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Beauregard v. WingardDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1964
- Oaks v. City of Fairhope, Ala.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1981
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