Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Hanley
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 23, 1995No. 3—94—0880PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lytton
Plaintiffs filed suit alleging violations of section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988)). After the judge directed a verdict for the plaintiffs, the jury assessed only nominal damages. The judge then awarded attorney fees to plaintiffs, and defendants filed this appeal. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Responding to a complaint of loud music, Shorewood policemen Jeffery Hanley and Kenneth Rafter arrived at the home where Susan Shepard resided with her sons, Michael and Matthew. When no one responded to the doorbell, the officers looked in a basement window and saw 15-year-old Michael…
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