BOWEN v. CITY OF MANCHESTER

No. 91-1957.

966 F.2d 13 (1992)

Carleen BOWEN, etc., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITY OF MANCHESTER, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andru H. Volinsky, with whom Michael J. Sheehan and Shaheen, Cappiello, Stein & Gordon, P.A., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

William A. Grimes, with whom McDonough & O'Shaughnessy, P.A., was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

John Paul Bowen committed suicide in a holding cell at the police department headquarters of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire. His former wife, Carleen Bowen, in her capacity as administratrix of Mr. Bowen's estate, brought suit under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and various state law provisions against the City of Manchester, Police Chief Thomas King, and Officer Michael DiSabato alleging that these defendants were ...

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