Andrews v. City of Chicago

This cause involves two suits for damages against police officers and against their employing municipality. The first is a wrongful death action by Cleo Andrews, administrator of the estate of Charles Andrews, deceased, against the city of Chicago, and one of its policemen, alleging that while acting in the course of his employment the latter negligently shot and killed the decedent. In the other action, brought by Elbert Fox against the city and three Chicago policemen, it is- charged that the defendants arbitrarily placed him in custody and negligently kept him there. On motions by the city…