AGRESTA v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Civ. A. No. 86-7358.

801 F.Supp. 1464 (1992)

Samuel AGRESTA, Sr., et al. v. The CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, Civ.Div.

August 11, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Harris Baum, Zarwin & Baum, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

David A. Soltz, City of Philadelphia, Law Dept., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

BARTLE, District Judge.

This civil rights lawsuit arises out of the fatal shooting of Samuel Agresta, Jr. by Philadelphia Police Officer James Gillespie after a high speed automobile chase through South Philadelphia on December 19, 1985.

Samuel Agresta, Sr. and Tina Agresta, the parents of Samuel Agresta, Jr., sought damages for the termination of their relationship with their married, adult son under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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