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EDWARDS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 87-1602.

860 F.2d 568 (1988)

Douglas EDWARDS, Appellant, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and Officer Haworth, James, Badge No. 2944.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1988.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Schoener, Jr. (argued), M. Mark Mendel, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Jacqueline Urevick (argued), Barbara R. Axelrod, City of Philadelphia, Law Dept., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, City of Philadelphia.

Before SEITZ, HIGGINBOTHAM and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment entered on behalf of the defendants in an action alleging battery against the City of Philadelphia and an officer of its police force for the excessive use of force in effecting the arrest of the Appellant. Appellant contends that the district court erred in its denial of his motion for a new trial because of several...

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