Copeland v. County of Macon, Ill.U.S. Appeals Court PROTECTION Copeland v. County of Macon, Ill., 403 F.3d 929 (7th Cir. 2005). A former pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. detainee de·tain·ee n. A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee. Noun 1. detainee - some held in custody political detainee who had been beaten by another inmate sued a county seeking indemnification Indemnification Used in insurance policy agreements as to compensation for damage or loss. In the context of corporate governance, Director Indemnification uses the bylaws and/or charter to indemnify officers and directors from certain legal expenses and judgements resulting from under the "scope of employment" provision of the state's local government tort immunity statute. The detainee alleged that a county correctional officer recruited and encouraged other inmates to commit the beating. The district court jury awarded the detainee $400,000 and the county appealed. The appeals court reversed, finding that the corrections officer The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. was not acting within the scope of his employment within the meaning of the tort immunity statute, and that the county jail, not the citizens of the county, was the officer's employer. (Macon County Jail, Illinois) |
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