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ESTATE OF DAVIS v. HAZEN

No. 79-3132.

582 F.Supp. 938 (1983)

ESTATE OF Clyde DAVIS, Deceased, William H. Davis, Administrator, Plaintiff, v. Officers R. HAZEN; Leo Dauer, and Decatur Police Department Desk Clerk Marguerite Johnson, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

July 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Doyle, Danville, Ill., Ronald Tulin, Ltd., Charleston, Ill., for plaintiff.

Paul Brown, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Springfield, Ill., for defendant Marguerite Johnson.

Sue Myerscough, Giffin, Winning, Lindner, Newkirk, Cohen & Bodewes, Springfield, Ill., for defendant Leo Dauer.

Vernon H. Houchen, Decatur, Ill., for defendant R. Hazen.

ORDER

J. WALDO ACKERMAN, Chief Judge.

On January 28, 1983, a jury returned a verdict in this § 1983 and wrongful death action, finding defendant Marguerite Johnson, a Decatur Police Department information clerk, liable for damages to the estate of Clyde Davis and to his surviving son, William. Clyde Davis was a catatonic schizophrenic who had resided in a nursing home for many years. On or about April 2, 1978, he wandered away from the nursing home...

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