Legal Opinion
Benjamin Perlman v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, William Devoney and Robert Trusz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1986No. 85-2089PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Benjamin Perlman, sued the City of Chicago and two Chicago police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an allegedly illegal seizure of jewelry from plaintiffs jewelry store. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of one of the police officers and a jury returned a verdict in favor of the City of Chicago and the other police officer. Perlman alleges a number of errors on appeal; nevertheless we affirm the rulings of the trial court and the jury's verdict.
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