1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 976 F.2d
  5. 976 F.2d 1054 (1992)
 

MAHONEY v. KESERY

No. 91-2929.

976 F.2d 1054 (1992)

Thomas MAHONEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell KESERY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Swofford, Bruce L. Carmen (argued), D. Kendall Griffith, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Patrick E. Mahoney, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Grant F. Langley, Scott G. Thomas (argued), Office of City Atty., Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant-appellant.

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

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury awarded a Marquette undergraduate $20,000 in his suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a Milwaukee police officer for false arrest and malicious prosecution. 770 F.Supp. 472 (E.D.Wis.1991). On appeal, officer Kesery argues that he is entitled to immunity from liability for false arrest and that malicious prosecution is not a constitutional tort.

Mahoney and his roommates were having a beer...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases