RHEINHEIMER v. VILLAGE OF CRESTWOOD

Nos. 1-95-3965, 1-96-0078.

684 N.E.2d 777 (1997)

291 Ill. App.3d 462

225 Ill.Dec. 786

Robert RHEINHEIMER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VILLAGE OF CRESTWOOD, Police Officers Chris Rodriguez, a/k/a DiVirgilio, Bryan Ott and Charles Greinke, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Cope & Bush, P.C., Chicago (Michael W. Tootooian, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellants.

Stagno & Raymond, Schaumburg (Clark M. Raymond, of counsel) and David A. Novoselsky & Associates, Chicago (David A. Novoselsky and Margarita T. Kulys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Presiding Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises out of a jury verdict and judgment entered against defendants, Village of Crestwood Police Officers Charles Greinke and Christopher DiVirgilio f/k/a Christopher Rodriguez, and in favor of the plaintiff, Robert Rheinheimer, in connection with plaintiff's action against defendants for the use of excessive force in violation of his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. On appeal...

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