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HYGH v. JACOBS

Nos. 1782-1784, Dockets 91-7317, 91-7331, and 91-7403.

961 F.2d 359 (1992)

William C. HYGH, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. William JACOBS, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Gerald Cosenza, The Village of Catskill, New York, Charles Adsit, and John Doe 1 Through 4, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Denby, Uniondale, N.Y. (Evan H. Krinick, Rivkin, Radler, Bayh, Hart & Kremer, John J. Clyne, Delmar, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee.

Stephen R. Coffey, Hudson, N.Y. (David M. Cherubin, Connor, Curran & Schram, Hudson, N.Y., O'Connell & Aronowitz, P.C., Albany, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.

Before: WINTER, ALTIMARI, and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges.

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:

Invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant William C. Hygh sued a number of defendants for alleged constitutional violations stemming from his arrest by defendant-appellant-cross-appellee William Jacobs, a police officer of the Village of Catskill, New York, on May 21, 1987. Hygh attained judgments only against Jacobs, for (1) compensatory damages of $216,000.00 for excessive force in arresting Hygh, and $65,000...

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