GAGNON v. BALL

No. 195, Docket 82-7248.

696 F.2d 17 (1982)

Doris E. GAGNON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Archibald BALL and Thomas Laplaca, Individually and in their official capacities as Officers in the Police Department of the Town of Milford, Connecticut, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Levin, Milford, Conn., for defendants-appellants.

Sue L. Wise, New Haven, Conn. (Williams & Wise, New Haven, Conn., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRIENDLY, NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

Defendant police officers Archibald Ball and Thomas Laplaca appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Robert C. Zampano, Judge) entered upon a jury verdict finding them liable for an unlawful arrest in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants contended that the evidence entitled them to judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We agree with Judge Zampano's rejection of this claim...

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