Legal Opinion
Estate of Phillips v. City of Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1997No. 96-2628PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Milwaukee police officers were called to the Ambassador Hotel on May 6, 1993 to remove James Phillips, III from his room. When the officers arrived, he put up a struggle that escalated until the officers handcuffed Mr. Phillips and placed him face down on the floor. Mr. Phillips then stopped breathing and died the next day. His mother, Raye Phillips, as special administratrix of her son’s estate and on her own behalf, brought this suit alleging that the officers used excessive force in seizing her son and that the City of Milwaukee was also liable for having an…
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