Legal Opinion
DeBow v. City of East St. Louis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 10, 1987No. 5-85-0532PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE EARNS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Earline DeBow, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Walter DeBow, an alleged disabled adult, brought this civil rights action (42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 (1982)) against defendants, the city of East St. Louis (the city) and its police chief, Charles Wren, for injuries Walter DeBow sustained when he was attacked by another prisoner while incarcerated at the East St. Louis city jail. The circuit court of St. Clair County entered judgment on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $3,400,000.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Davidson v. CannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Black, Elwood W., Sr. And Black, Joyce v. Stephens, Wayne and City of Allentown and Gable, CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Estate of DeBow v. City of East St. LouisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- In re Marriage of DeBowAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
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