Wisniewski v. City of Chicago

This action was brought to recover damages as the result of an alleged assault upon the person of the plaintiff by an on-duty Chicago police officer. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff upon which the court entered judgment of $3500 compensatory damages against the City of Chicago and David Baranski, and $10 exemplary damages against David Baranski individually.

On appeal, the sole issue raised is whether the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

The plaintiff testified that on the morning of February 23, 1967, about 2:30 A.M., he left a tavern and drove to a…