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LANDRUM v. MOATS

No. 77-1656.

576 F.2d 1320 (1978)

Leslie LANDRUM, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Roy Lee Landrum, Deceased, Appellant, v. John MOATS and Robert J. Rockwell, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Forrest, Omaha, Neb., argued and on brief, for appellant.

Timothy M. Kenny, Asst. City Atty., Omaha, Neb. (argued), and James E. Fellows, Omaha, Neb., on brief, for appellees.

Before BRIGHT, STEPHENSON, and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Leslie Landrum, special administratrix of the estate of her son, Roy Lee Landrum, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970) and a common law tort action against Omaha police officers John Moats and Robert Rockwell seeking damages for the shooting death of her son as he fled from the scene of a burglary. The jury found for the defendants, and the district court denied post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the...

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