OLSON v. TYLER

No. 86-1180.

825 F.2d 1116 (1987)

Dennis L. OLSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert TYLER and O.J. Foster, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen Zoellner, Kelly, Harman & Kelly, Ltd., LaCrosse, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant.

William T. Curran, Curran, Curran & Hollenbeck, S.C., Mauston, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and WILL, Senior District Judge.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

On August 6, 1982 an innocent man was arrested pursuant to a warrant issued upon probable cause. The innocent man — plaintiff-appellant Olson — then sued the chief of police — defendant-appellee Tyler — whose affidavit supplied the probable cause.1 Olson alleged that Tyler violated Olson's civil rights by withholding material information from the affidavit. The jury returned a verdict...

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