WEBSTER v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 81-2007.

735 F.2d 838 (1984)

John Russell WEBSTER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. The CITY OF HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Crawford, James K. Gardner, Timothy James, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant cross-appellee.

Harvill & Hardy, Scott A. Sanes, G.P. Hardy, III, Houston, Tex., K. Michael Mayes, Conroe, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees cross-appellants.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, BROWN, GOLDBERG, GEE, RUBIN, REAVLEY, RANDALL, TATE, JOHNSON, WILLIAMS, GARWOOD, JOLLY, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied August 9, 1984.

PER CURIAM:

We granted rehearing en banc in this case, 711 F.2d 35, to decide whether sufficient evidence exists to support a jury verdict of municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court entered judgment against the City of Houston based on a jury finding that the City maintained a custom of using excessive police force. Because the district court excluded evidence...

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