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GRIFFITH v. EDWARDS

No. 73-1469.

493 F.2d 495 (1974)

Bobby T. GRIFFITH and William E. Vandiver, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edsel EDWARDS, Sheriff, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1974.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 22, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Oliver, Jr., Cape Girardeau, Mo., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Stephen R. Mitchell, Dexter, Mo., for defendant-appellee.

Before MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Circuit Judge, and TALBOT SMITH, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 22, 1974.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the appellee Edwards, Sheriff of Stoddard County, Missouri, at the time of the complaints alleged. The suit, filed on the basis of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983, sought monetary damages and injunctive relief.

The appellants complain that the appellee abused them mentally and physically,

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