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THORNTON v. BUCHMANN

No. 16235.

392 F.2d 870 (1968)

Carl F. THORNTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. Leo BUCHMANN, Robert Bosman, Arthur Riley, Gordon Elsen, Robert Petersen and Abe Toigo, all individually and as police officers of the city of Kenosha, jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

February 5, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin R. Ugent, Sidney Podell, Podell & Ugent, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant.

David L. Phillips, Burton A. Scott, Phillips & Richards, Kenosha, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and SCHNACKENBERG and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judges.

FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Action against police officers for deprivation of constitutional rights.1

During the early hours of January 3, 1964, Thomas Heather was robbed and shot, at the filling station in Kenosha where he was employed. He died without regaining consciousness. The present action concerns activities of the city police in connection with their investigation of the homicide.

Plaintiff Carl Thornton worked part...

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