Legal Opinion
Gary Peeler v. Village of Kingston Mines, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 15, 1988No. 87-3014, 87-3035PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In Count IV, the only remaining viable Count of his amended complaint, plaintiff sued the Village of Kingston Mines, Illinois, for damages resulting from his retaliatory discharge by Mayor Melvin Collins. 1 At the time, plaintiff was serving as a village police officer. He sought $250,000 in compensatory damages. A claim for punitive damages was voluntarily stricken in view of the village’s immunity from such damages under Illinois law. The jury awarded Peeler $400 for two weeks lost wages and $50,000 for emotional distress and judgment was entered for $50,400. On…
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