WHITE v. PIERSON

No. 73-301.

533 P.2d 514 (1974)

Bennie WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M. PIERSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 1975.

Certiorari Denied April 14, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Deikman, Denver, for plaintiff-appellant.

Wesley H. Doan, Richard L. Dally, Frank A. Bruno, Gerald Himelgrin, Asst. City Atty., Denver, for defendants-appellees.


Not Selected for Official Publication.

SMITH, Judge.

This case arose from a confrontation between plaintiff and defendants, M. Pierson and D. Roberts, members of the Denver Police Department, on February 6, 1972. Defendants arrested plaintiff for violation of municipal ordinances prohibiting public drunkenness and use of "filthy language." Plaintiff alleges that defendant Roberts, in arresting and handcuffing him, wrenched his arm in such a way as to cause...

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