Legal Opinion
Leslie George Wakat v. Peter F. Harlib, Irwin Haviland, Harold T. Thompsen, Thomas J. Murphy and Thomas v. Lyons
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1958No. 12151PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.
A jury found defendants guilty as charged in count I of plaintiff’s complaint and assessed his damages at $10,000, and found them guilty as charged in count II of said complaint and assessed plaintiff’s damages at $5,000. Judgment was entered on the verdicts and this appeal followed.
Both counts are based upon alleged violations of the federal civil rights act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981 et seq. Particularly count I relies upon 42 U.S.C.A. § 1985, which, in part, reads as follows:
“(2) * * * if two or more persons conspire for the purpose of impeding, hindering,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Truax v. CorriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Mitchell v. GreenoughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Blakeslee's Storage Warehouses, Inc. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
- Foster & Kleiser Co. v. Special Site Sign Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Charles Baker v. F & F Investment, Sidney Clark v. Universal Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin VigilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1010, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,863 Movement for Opportunity and Equality v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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