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KERSH v. DEROZIER

No. 87-2589.

851 F.2d 1509 (1988)

George KERSH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Norman DEROZIER, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackie Cox, Clifton L. Holmes, Holmes Law Office, Longview, Tex., for Linebaugh.

Johnny R. McCollum, T. John Ward, Longview, Tex., for Derosier.

Rickey L. Faulkner, Charles H. Clark, Tyler, Tex., for City of Troup.

Curtis B. Stuckey, Timothy B. Garrigan, Nacogdoches, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

George Kersh, Palestine, Tex., pro se.

Before REAVLEY, GARWOOD and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

George Kersh obtained a money judgment on his § 1983 action against the City of Troup, Texas, its former police chief, Dale E. Linebaugh, and a former police officer, Norman Derozier. All defendants appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I.

Between 5:00 and 6:00 on the afternoon of July 30, 1983, George Kersh, a Texas truck farmer, was unloading produce at one of his Troup fruit stands when Police Chief...

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