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JOHNSON v. GALLATIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Nos. 17575, 17576.

418 F.2d 96 (1969)

Earl D. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GALLATIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, a municipal corporation, and Herman Watters, Deputy Sheriff of Gallatin County, Illinois, Defendants-Appellants. Earl D. JOHNSON, Plaintiff and Cross-Appellant, v. Vernon Eugene HISE, Defendant and Cross-Appellee, and Gallatin County, Illinois, a municipal corporation, and Herman Watters, Deputy Sheriff of Gallatin County, Illinois, Defendants and Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 4, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice E. Gosnell, Gosnell, Benecki & Quindry, Lawrenceville, Ill., for Earl D. Johnson.

Everett L. Laury, Hutton, Hegeler, Buchanan & Laury, Danville, Ill., for Gallatin County, Illinois and Herman Watters.

Before KILEY, SWYGERT and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

This is a personal injury action based on diversity jurisdiction. The district court directed a verdict against plaintiff Johnson, an Indiana resident, and in favor of defendants Shawneetown, Illinois and its police chief Paul Wood. It also directed a verdict against Gallatin County, Illinois and its deputy sheriff Herman Watters upon their counterclaim against plaintiff. The jury returned verdicts for plaintiff against defendants Gallatin County...

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