Legal Opinion
Joan Soller, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Brian Satermo v. Eric Moore and City of Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 24, 1996No. 95-3205PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Many tragic lawsuits are born in the “early morning hours.” And many of these suits involve drinking, driving, and poor judgment. Some even involve guns, bloodshed, and death. This is such a ease.
Because a jury has spoken, we review the facts, as we must, in the light most favorable to the verdict. We start with the confluence of the paths of Eric Moore and Brian Satermo during the early morning hours of July 7,1992.
Moore, a city of Milwaukee police officer since 1983 who was promoted to detective in 1991, finished working his shift around 2 a.m. on July 7,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Talmadge McDonald Iii, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Glynis R. McDonald v. Patrick E. HaskinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Sims v. MulcahyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Angela Berry v. William DeloneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Jose VillarrealCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Perry L. Scott, Sr., Michelle M. Scott, Phillip H. Scott, Jr. v. Rodney L. Edinburg and Village of Glenwood, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Lee Thompson, Administrator of the Estate of James Thompson and Paulette White-Thompson v. City of Chicago and Officer Bradley HespeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Knox v. IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- 71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1519, 68 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,268 Kristi Blackburn Knox, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. State of Indiana, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Andrew Sledd v. Guy LinsdayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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