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JENNINGS v. DAVIS

No. 72-1590.

476 F.2d 1271 (1973)

Betsy A. JENNINGS et al., Appellants, v. Ilus W. DAVIS et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip C. Ehli, and Ben E. Pener, Kansas City, Mo., filed appendix and appellants' brief.

Manfred Maier, Kansas City, Mo., filed brief of appellees, Lewis, Carr and Divilbliss.

Harry P. Thomson, Jr., and George E. Leonard, Kansas City, Mo., filed brief and supplemental appendix of appellees, Davis, Kelly, Gilmore, Wells and Willits.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of appellants' civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

The complaint alleges that on November 20, 1969, appellant, Mrs. Jennings, was arrested on a speeding violation by a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer and was directed to report to the 63d street police station; that at the station appellant overheard two police officers...

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