CARTER v. CITY OF ELMWOOD

No. 3-87-0125.

162 Ill. App.3d 235 (1987)

515 N.E.2d 415

MICHAEL CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF ELMWOOD et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed October 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Braud, Warner, Neppl & Westensee, Ltd., of Rock Island (Roxy M. Schumann, of counsel), for appellant.

Davis & Morgan, of Peoria (Stephen D. Gay, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Michael Carter, filed suit against the defendants, the city of Elmwood, its mayor, and the members of the Elmwood city council, seeking damages for his alleged wrongful discharge as a full-time police officer. Count I of Carter's complaint sought damages based on a theory of retaliatory discharge and count II sought recovery for violation of his civil rights pursuant to 42 U...

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