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TOWNSEND v. ROSS

No. 19065.

396 F.2d 573 (1968)

Charles TOWNSEND, Appellant, v. Roy B. ROSS, Chief of Police, Helena, Arkansas, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

June 20, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman C. Amaker, New York City, for appellant; Jack Greenberg and James N. Finney, New York City, and George Howard, Jr., Pine Bluff, Ark., on the brief.

David Solomon, Helena, Ark., for appellees; W. G. Dinning, Jr., Helena, Ark., and Roscopf & Raff, Helena, Ark., on the brief.

Before VOGEL, Senior Circuit Judge, and BLACKMUN and LAY, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Charles Townsend, seeks redress under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343 and 42 U.S.C. 1983 against police officials of Helena, Arkansas, and the bonding company of Roy B. Ross, Chief of Police of Helena, for an alleged beating while under arrest. A jury composed of four Negroes and eight Whites heard the case and denied damages, finding generally in favor of the defendants. This appeal was filed asserting the plaintiff's right to a new...

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