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SHANNON v. LESTER

No. 74-2171.

519 F.2d 76 (1975)

Richard Wayne SHANNON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bill LESTER et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

July 8, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton H. Swafford, Swafford, Davis & Peters, Winchester, Tenn., for defendants-appellants.

H. Thomas Parsons, J. Stanley Rogers, Manchester, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WEICK, CELEBREZZE and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

The suit in the District Court was brought under the Civil Rights Act, for damages against a State Highway Patrolman, the Sheriff of Warren County, Tennessee, and his Deputy. 28 U.S.C. § 1343 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff recovered judgment upon the verdict of the jury for compensatory damages in the amount of $10,000. The defendants have appealed, asserting that the verdict was excessive...

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