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KING v. DAVIS

No. 91-3805.

980 F.2d 1236 (1992)

Danny KING and Craig Eytcheson, Appellees, v. Daniel DAVIS, Dan Routson, Craig Matzke, and Polk County, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester Woodburn, III, Des Moines, Iowa, argued, for appellants.

Peter W. Berger, Des Moines, Iowa, argued, for appellees.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and STUART, Senior District Judge.

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Danny King and Craig Eytcheson brought suit in federal district court against Polk County, several of its police officers, the City of Altoona, and several of its police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Iowa tort law. They alleged that their constitutional rights were violated by the police officers' use of excessive force, and that the officers' actions constituted a battery. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict...

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