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PLEASANT v. ZAMIESKI

No. 88-1378.

895 F.2d 272 (1990)

Anna PLEASANT, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jeffrey Pleasant, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ZAMIESKI and City of Detroit, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1990.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank G. Becker (argued), Southfield, Mich., Mark Granzotto, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Marion Jenkins (argued), Stuart Trager, Law Dept. for the City of Detroit, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before MERRITT, Chief Judge, MARTIN, Circuit Judge, and LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 28, 1990.

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This case arose from the accidental shooting death of Jeffrey Pleasant by Michael Zamieski, a Detroit police officer. This appeal follows a directed verdict for the City of Detroit and a jury verdict in favor of Zamieski. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

The shooting occurred on the night of August 11, 1985, shortly after Pleasant unsuccessfully attempted...

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