COLE v. WILLIAMS

Civ. No. 84-5190.

624 F.Supp. 712 (1985)

Burt COLE and Ronnie Clark, Plaintiffs, v. Dave WILLIAMS, Oklahoma District Attorney Investigator of Adair County; Lloyd King, Chief of Police, Westville, Oklahoma; Ron Gifford; Russell Neff; the City of Westville, Oklahoma, A Municipal Corporation; and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Adair, Oklahoma, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division.

October 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Whitlock, Everett & Whitlock, Prairie Grove, Ark., for plaintiffs.

Ronald G. Woodruff, Fayetteville, Ark., and David Harris, Stilwell, Okl., for defendants King, Gifford, Neff and City of Westville, Okl.

Linda L. Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, Okl., for defendant Dave Williams.

W.W. Bassett, Jr., Bassett Law Firm, Fayetteville, Ark., for defendant Adair County.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

H. FRANKLIN WATERS, Chief Judge.

This is an action brought by the plaintiffs against the defendants under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an alleged violation of their civil rights by the defendants under color of state law. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of plaintiffs' case, the court granted motions for a directed verdict made in behalf of defendants King, Neff and the City of Westville, and dismissed the...

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