Legal Opinion
Ellis v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 15, 1981No. 80-2614PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants John, Barbara, and Frederick Ellis appeal from a jury verdict in favor of defendants City of Chicago and Police Officer Frank Kusar in a suit for damages brought under the Fourteenth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976). Plaintiffs challenge several evidentiary rulings made by the district court, as well as the giving of a jury instruction which, plaintiffs allege, materially misstated the elements of their statutory claim. Because we find the rulings complained of either to be within the discretion of the district judge, or not to affect…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. Burnis Bryant, United States of America v. Henry Church BryantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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