Legal Opinion
Andrew Wilson v. City of Chicago, Cross-Claim and Jon Burge, Cross-Claim
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 1997No. 96-3083PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, Andrew Wilson, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a Chicago pohceman, Jon Burge, and the City of Chicago (there were additional defendants, but we can ignore them), claiming violations of Wilson’s constitutional rights; Burge had used torture to extract confessions from Wilson and other criminal suspects. A jury exonerated both defendants; we affirmed as to the City but reversed as to Burge. 6 F.3d 1233 (7th Cir.1993). On remand, Wilson was permitted to amend his complaint to add a claim that the City was hable for any judgment he obtained against…
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