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EDGERLY v. KENNELLY

No. 11131.

215 F.2d 420 (1954)

EDGERLY v. KENNELLY et al.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 20, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene T. Devitt, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

John J. Mortimer, W. Donald McSweeney, Thomas Dodd Healy, Harold Stickler, Robert Tieken, John Peter Lulinski and L. Louis Karton, Head of Appeals and Review Division, Chicago, Ill., for appellee; Arthur Magid, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Before MAJOR, Chief Judge, and LINDLEY and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.

MAJOR, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff commenced this action for the recovery of damages against certain officials of the City of Chicago and others (named as defendants) pursuant to the Federal Civil Rights Act, 8 U.S.C.A. §§ 43, 47 and 48.1 The complaint sets forth detailed allegations of police brutality, which it was alleged the defendants (except defendant Kennelly) committed pursuant to a conspiracy. There is no occasion to recite...

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