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TAYLOR v. COCHRAN

No. 86-2370.

830 F.2d 900 (1987)

Wayland TAYLOR, Appellant, v. E.W. COCHRAN, Mayor of the City of Corning and as an individual; Gene Kellett; Edwin Ahrent; Clarence Thomas; and Dorothy Johnson, Members of The City Council of Corning, Arkansas; and The City of Corning, Arkansas, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford M. Cole, Piggott, Ark., for appellant.

Winston Bryant, North Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 10, 1987.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

In this case a jury found that the City of Corning, Arkansas wrongfully fired Wayland Taylor for exercising his first amendment rights, and awarded him damages. The district court then granted defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We examine whether the district court was correct in granting defendant's motion....

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