Legal Opinion
Hampton v. Hanrahan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1979No. Nos. 77-1698, 77-1210 and 77-1370PublishedCited by 360 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns a civil rights action for monetary damages brought by members of the Black Panther Party and the mothers of two deceased party members against federal and state law enforcement officers. The suit arises from a gun battle which occurred in Chicago during the early morning hours of December 4, 1969. Two Black Panthers were killed and four other Panthers were injured by the gunfire. The action was tried in the district court before a jury in 1976-1977. At the close of plaintiffs’ case, the district court directed verdicts for some of the.defendants.…
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