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GARRICK v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

No. 79-1376.

652 F.2d 969 (1981)

John Joseph GARRICK, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER; Manager of Safety, Daniel P. Cronin; Chief of Police, Arthur G. Dill, Defendants, Alan D. Jones, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Bruno of Bruno, Bruno & Bruno, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellant, Alan D. Jones.

Clifford L. Beem of Tague, Goss, Schilken & Beem, P. C., Denver, Colo., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, and BREITENSTEIN and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

John Garrick brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City and County of Denver and Alan D. Jones, a Denver police officer. Garrick sought actual and exemplary damages, alleging his constitutional rights were violated when Jones shot him in the abdomen during a scuffle following a traffic stop. Jones counterclaimed for actual and punitive damages, claiming he was assaulted by Garrick. The jury awarded Garrick $20,500 in actual...

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