ROBERTS v. ACRES

No. 73-1088.

495 F.2d 57 (1974)

William L. ROBERTS, as Administrator of the Estate of James O. Roberts, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James ACRES and the Village of Markham, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo E. Holt, Arthur R. Waddy, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

John G. Poust, Stephen E. Sward, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, SPRECHER, Circuit Judge, and POOS, Senior District Judge.


POOS, Senior District Judge.

This appeal is taken from the District Court's dismissal of plaintiff's amended complaint. Initially, plaintiff, as Administrator of the Estate of James O. Roberts, Deceased, filed a complaint purporting to state a cause of action arising under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1343, 42 U. S.C. Sec. 1983, and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Named in this suit as defendants were James Acres, individually, and the Village of Markham...

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