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BAKER v. CHAPLIN

No. C7-92-1622.

517 N.W.2d 911 (1994)

Janine Anne BAKER, Respondent, v. William CHAPLIN, individually and in his official capacity as a Minneapolis Police Officer, Petitioner, Appellant, City of Minneapolis, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 30, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry W. Snider, Charles F. Webber, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Roderick J. Macpherson, III, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

The respondent in this case, Janine Baker, brought a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive use of force and claims under state law for assault and battery against William Chaplin, a Minneapolis police officer, for using excessive force when he hit her with a riot baton. The incident occurred while Chaplin was engaged in crowd control during a visit to Minneapolis by President Bush on September 27, 1990. The trial court...

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