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CITY OF GARY v. ARCHER

No. 3-1072A77.

300 N.E.2d 687 (1973)

CITY OF GARY, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Walter ARCHER, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 15, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Robert Miertschin, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Gary, for appellant.

Max Cohen, Gary, B.K. Delph, Hammond, for appellee.

STATON, Judge.

Archer received a jury verdict of Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00). Twenty-One Thousand Dollars ($21,000.00) of the judgment was an award of punitive damages. His action against the City of Gary and one of its police officers was for assault and battery, false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Punitive damages were requested. The City's answer was a general denial and self-defense. After closing argument, the jury was given...

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