ZUCHEL v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLO.

Nos. 91-1379, 91-1395 and 91-1400.

997 F.2d 730 (1993)

Leo and Arlene ZUCHEL, individually, and on behalf of the deceased, Leonard Zuchel, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. The CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore S. Halaby (Robert M. Liechty, with him on the briefs), Halaby, McCrea & Cross, Denver, CO, for defendant-appellant.

Wade H. Eldridge, Wade H. Eldridge, P.C., Denver, CO, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SEYMOUR, MOORE, and TACHA, Circuit Judges.


SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

The City and County of Denver (hereinafter Denver) appeals from a jury verdict and an award of attorneys fees in favor of Leo and Arlene Zuchel. The Zuchels brought this action individually and on behalf of their deceased son, Leonard Zuchel, seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), for his death at the hands of a Denver police officer. The Zuchels cross-appeal from the district court's refusal to award prejudgment interest. For...

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