MORGAN v. CITY OF MARMADUKE, ARK.

Nos. 90-2208, 90-2209, 90-2235.

958 F.2d 207 (1992)

Bill D. MORGAN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. CITY OF MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, David Jetton, Individually and as the City Marshall of the City of Marmaduke, Arkansas, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Barttlet, Jonesboro, Ark., argued, for appellant.

Robert Thompson, Paragould, Ark., argued, for appellee City of Marmaduke.

Robert Young, Paragould, Ark., argued, for appellee Jetton.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Circuit Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Bill D. Morgan filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the City of Marmaduke, Arkansas, and David Jetton, a police officer in Marmaduke, violated his civil rights by the use of excessive force. Morgan appeals the judgment of the district court, claiming, in part, that (1) the district court improperly excluded certain evidence and (2) the jury's special verdict in favor of the City is an error. Jetton, on the other...

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