Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose Park

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1983-02-15

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GRANT, Senior District Judge. This case arises from the events of January 31, 1977 involving plaintiff-appellee, Bennie Lenard, and several police officers of the Village of Melrose Park, Illinois. The particular events of the case are disputed but we will attempt to provide a fair summary of the facts. Lenard, a 41 year old black mechanic, discovered when…

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