Legal Opinion
Curtis Collum, Cross-Appellee v. Frank A. Butler, James Hand, and James Wooten, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 1970No. 17329-17331_1PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Curtis Collum, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Frank A. Butler, James Hand, and James Wooten seeking damages for alleged violations of his civil rights. The defendants are members of the Chicago Police Department. The jury returned a verdict of $17,500 for the plaintiff. The district court ordered a remittitur of $11,500, reducing the judgment to $6,000, or in the alternative ordered a new trial. The plaintiff consented “under protest” to the remittitur, but filed an appeal from the court’s order. Defendants Butler and Hand…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by59 opinions
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