Legal Opinion
Edgerly v. Kennelly
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1954No. 11131_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Chief Judge.
Plaintiif commenced this action for the recovery of damages against certain officials of the City of Chicago and others (named as defendants) pursuant to the Federal Civil Rights Act, 8 U.S.C.A. §§ 43, 47 and 48. 1 The complaint sets forth detailed allegations of police brutality, which it was alleged the defendants (except defendant Kennelly) committed pursuant to a conspiracy. There is no occasion to recite the allegations of the complaint in view of the question here presented for decision. The District Court in denying defendants’ motion to dismiss held that a cause of…
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