CAWLEY v. WARREN

No. 11160.

216 F.2d 74 (1954)

Elizabeth CAWLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harland WARREN, Wendall Thompson and Harold Wensland, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

October 13, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor E. Wilhelm, Patrick Cawley, La Salle, Ill., for appellant.

William C. Wines, Lawrence A. Kerns, Morton E. Anderson, Chicago, Ill., Latham Castle, Atty. Gen. of Illinois, for appellees. Raymond S. Sarnow, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Illinois, of counsel.

Before MAJOR, SWAIM and SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judges.


SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the District Court sustaining defendants' contention that plaintiff's complaint does not state a cause of action under the civil rights act,1 and dismissing the complaint.

The complaint, which is brought against defendant Warren, state's attorney of La Salle county, Illinois, defendant Thompson, first assistant state's attorney of said county, and defendant Wensland...

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