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COLLUM v. BUTLER

Nos. 17329-17331.

421 F.2d 1257 (1970)

Curtis COLLUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Frank A. BUTLER, James Hand, and James Wooten, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

January 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton K. Joseph, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee; Lawrence W. Weinstock, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Raymond F. Simon, Corp. Counsel, Edmund Hatfield, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants; Marvin E. Aspen, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Before SWYGERT and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, District Judge.

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Curtis Collum, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Frank A. Butler, James Hand, and James Wooten seeking damages for alleged violations of his civil rights. The defendants are members of the Chicago Police Department. The jury returned a verdict of $17,500 for the plaintiff. The district court ordered a remittitur of $11,500, reducing the judgment to $6,000, or in the alternative ordered a new trial. The plaintiff...

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