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BELANGER v. CROSS

No. 82-314-Appeal.

488 A.2d 410 (1985)

Thomas BELANGER v. George CROSS, Finance Director of the City of Central Falls.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

Mandate Amended March 21, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McBurney, Pawtucket, for plaintiff.

Robert Newman, City Sol. for City of Central Falls, William F. McMahon, McMahon & McMahon, Providence, for defendant.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This is an appeal by the city of Central Falls from a Superior Court judgment awarding the plaintiff, Thomas Belanger (Belanger), $50,000 in damages for injuries sustained while he was being arrested by officers of the Central Falls police department in the early morning of September 23, 1976. After a jury verdict was returned in favor of Belanger, the Superior Court entered judgment thereon and denied the defendant's new-trial...

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