BENSON v. QUALLS

No. 36264.

527 S.W.2d 44 (1975)

Randolph A. BENSON, Jr., Respondent, v. Elbert QUALLS and Joseph Murphy, Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division Two.

August 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter W. Heiser, St. Louis, for respondent.

Jack L. Koehr, City Counselor, James J. Gallagher, Associate City Counselor, St. Louis, for appellants.


CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff sued the two defendant police officers for damages allegedly arising from using unreasonable force when they arrested him.

The jury returned a verdict for defendants. The trial court initially entered judgment for defendants, but pursuant to plaintiff's after-trial motion, set aside the judgment and granted plaintiff a new trial. This, on several grounds, including "because the verdict is against the weight of the evidence...

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