BEARD v. MITCHELL

No. 78-2592.

604 F.2d 485 (1979)

Eloise BEARD, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jeff Beard, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roy Martin MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold C. Hirshman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas P. Sullivan, U. S. Atty., William A. Barnett, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge, and SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied October 19, 1979.

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Eloise Beard,1 appeals from a jury verdict finding the defendant, Roy Martin Mitchell, not guilty of depriving her deceased brother of rights secured by the United States Constitution. Plaintiff seeks a new trial on the grounds that the trial judge improperly instructed the jury and committed other...

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