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DAVIS v. FREELS

No. 77-2221.

583 F.2d 337 (1978)

Wallace DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph FREELS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 22, 1978.

As Amended August 25, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence K. Hegarty, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Peter Fitzpatrick, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, Circuit Judge, MILLER, Judge, and TONE, Circuit Judge.

MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Wallace Davis appeals from the judgment of the district court, entered on the jury's verdict, that defendant-appellee Joseph Freels was not liable for violation of plaintiff's rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983;1 also from an order denying plaintiff's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

We reverse.

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