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NICHOLSON v. LAYTON

Nos. 83-1557, 83-1587.

747 F.2d 1225 (1984)

William NICHOLSON and Floyd Little, Appellants, v. Lawrence LAYTON, etc., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 8, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Rubin, St. Louis, Mo., for Floyd Little.

John Alber, St. Louis, Mo., for William Nicholson.

Francis Oates, Asst. City Counselor, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

William Nicholson and Floyd Little appeal from an adverse jury verdict in this section 1983 action against police officers Lawrence Layton and Leonard Gregory. Nicholson and Little alleged in their complaint and testified at trial that as they were arrested on suspicion of rape, the officers struck them repeatedly with nightsticks or guns and kicked them in the head and groin as they lay on the ground. The officers testified that the force they...

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