HOWARD v. ADKISON

No. 88-2330.

887 F.2d 134 (1989)

Frank HOWARD, Appellee, v. George ADKISON and Henry Jackson, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1989.

As Amended November 15, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Short, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellants.

George E. Wolf, III, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, and FLOYD R. GIBSON and HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 15, 1989.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

George Adkison and Henry Jackson, supervisory officers employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources, appeal from a jury verdict holding them liable under Frank Howard's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim of cruel and unusual punishment. Specifically, appellants argue that the district court

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