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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. MURPHY

No. 92-CV-283.

631 A.2d 34 (1993)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Paul MURPHY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 2, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. McKay, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John Payton, Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

Samuel M. Shapiro, with whom David C. Merkin, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, FARRELL, and KING, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Following his arrest by police officers employed by the District of Columbia, appellee Paul Murphy sued the District and the arresting officers for false arrest, negligence, assault and battery, false imprisonment, and malpractice. A jury awarded Murphy $260,000 in damages against the District on his claims for false arrest and assault and battery.1 The trial court denied the District's motions for directed verdict...

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