DIXON v. CITY OF LAWTON, OKL.

No. 86-2447.

898 F.2d 1443 (1990)

Joyce DIXON, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Wesley Dixon, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA; Officer Dan Borders; Officer Sam Helton and Lieutenant Bill Adamson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Williams (Dario Aguirre with him on the brief), Sherman & Howard, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard L. Denney (Lydia JoAnn Barrett with him on the brief), Denney Law Firm, Norman, Okl., for defendants-appellees.

Before TACHA, GARTH and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.


BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant administratrix brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3) against defendants-appellees City of Lawton and three police officers seeking redress for the shooting death of her son, Wesley Raynard Dixon (Dixon). After a six-day trial, the jury on specific interrogatories found in favor of each individual defendant and the city on the § 1983 claim, and in favor of the individual...

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