SHEFFIELD v. CANTWELL

No. 6616.

101 F.2d 351 (1938)

SHEFFIELD v. CANTWELL et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph F. Potter and Leslie H. Vogel, both of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Otto C. Rentner and Henry F. Antes, both of Chicago, Ill., for appellee Clara D. Pannkoke.

Robert C. Barney, of Chicago, Ill. (Robert L. Elliott, Jr., of Chicago, Ill., and Kenneth G. Hecht, of Evanston, Ill., of counsel), for appellee Albert Grotte et al.

Lloyd T. Bailey, of Chicago, Ill., for appellee Robert E. Cantwell.

Before SPARKS and MAJOR, Circuit Judges, and LINDLEY, District Judge.


LINDLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit against Clara E. Pannkoke, her sister-in-law, three police officers, Mrs. Pannkoke's attorney and a justice of the peace, charging in four counts malicious prosecution in pursuance of a conspiracy to injure her, all without probable cause. Upon motion of defendants, the court struck all the counts except the first. The District Court, at the conclusion of plaintiff's evidence, directed a verdict of "not guilty" as to...

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