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GRIFFIN v. HILKE

No. 86-1152.

804 F.2d 1052 (1986)

Eric A. GRIFFIN, Appellee, v. Gregory HILKE and Officer Francis Stoll, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian Bush, St. Louis, Mo., for appellants.

James E. Hullverson, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 22, 1987.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

St. Louis police officers Gregory Hilke and Francis Stoll appeal the district court's judgment based on a jury verdict awarding Eric A. Griffin $750,000 in damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that the district court erred in denying defendants' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. We reverse the judgment of the...

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