HORSEY v. ASHER

No. 83-1870.

741 F.2d 209 (1984)

Charles HORSEY, Appellant, v. David ASHER, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henri J. Watson, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

O.J. Taylor, Taylor, Stafford & Woody, Springfield, Mo., for appellee.

Before ROSS, ARNOLD and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff Charles Horsey is a prisoner without money. He brought this action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a police officer of the City of Springfield, Missouri. The defendant has conceded that the complaint states a claim on which relief can be granted and therefore could not have been dismissed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Brief for Appellee 5. The principal question presented is whether such a complaint may nevertheless...

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