Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
A characterization of the Owen decision, which denies municipalities a good faith defense, as part of a judicial trend to increase an individual's access to federal courts for violations of section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act.
First Page
141
Last Page
154
Publication Date
11-1-1980
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Wittmeyer, Ronald F.
(1980)
"Owen v. City of Independence: Municipal Liability, An Evolving Trend,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Suggested Citation
Ronald F. Wittmeyer, Note, Owen v. City of Independence: Municipal Liability, An Evolving Trend, 1 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 141 (1980).