PITTS v. DELAWARE

No. 10-3388.

646 F.3d 151 (2011)

Courtland C. PITTS, Appellant v. State of DELAWARE; Ruth Ann Minner; Renee Hrivnak; State of Delaware Police; Lt. Col. Aaron Chaffinch; Lt. Mark Daniels; Gregory Spence; M. Jane Brady.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen E. Keller (Argued), John W. Shaw , Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE, for Appellant.

Ralph K. Durstein, III (Argued), Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for Appellees.

Before: SLOVITER, GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judges and POLLAK, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

It is only on rare instances that a jury's verdict in a civil case should be overturned. This appeal presents the question whether this is such a case.

Courtland Pitts filed a Complaint against Corporal Gregory Spence of the Delaware State Police, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. After a trial, a jury found in favor of Pitts on two of his four claims. The District Court granted...

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