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BENTLEY v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 78-930.

79 Ill. App.3d 1028 (1979)

398 N.E.2d 912

MARJORIE BENTLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed December 17, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Quinlan, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Daniel Pascale and Robert Retke, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellants.

Robert M. Higgins, of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Marjorie Bentley, filed a two-count complaint charging false arrest and malicious prosecution against the city of Chicago and Francis W. Harsey, the arresting officer. Following trial, a jury returned a verdict for defendants. The circuit court subsequently granted plaintiff's post-trial motion for a new trial. We granted leave to appeal from the order granting a new...

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