Legal Opinion
William L. Roberts, as Administrator of the Estate of James O. Roberts, Deceased v. James Acres and the Village of Markham, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 1974No. 73-1088PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOS, Senior District Judge.
This appeal is taken from the District Court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s amended complaint. Initially, plaintiff, as Administrator of the Estate of James O. Roberts, Deceased, filed a complaint purporting to state a cause of action arising under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1343, 42 U. S.C. Sec. 1983, and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Named in this suit as defendants were James Acres, individually, and the Village of Markham, a municipal corporation. Upon motion of the defendants, the complaint was dismissed; defendant, James Acres, being dismissed…
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