Legal Opinion
J. B. Bohannon v. Howard A. Pegelow
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1981No. 80-2409PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
On April 7, 1978, the plaintiff, J. B. Bo-hannon, was arrested by a Milwaukee Vice Squad detective and charged with pandering. After the charge was dismissed, he filed this action against the arresting officer, Howard Pegelow, claiming that he was arrested without probable cause and in violation of his civil rights. The cause was tried before a jury which awarded plaintiff $10,000 in compensatory damages and $15,-000 in punitive damages. The defendant appeals that award.
The evidence at trial revealed that on the night of April 7, 1978 the defendant…
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