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WATKINS v. SCHRIVER

No. 94-2722.

52 F.3d 769 (1995)

Benny WATKINS, Appellant, v. M. SCHRIVER, individually and as a Springdale Policeman; Robert Lewis, Individually and as a Springdale Policeman; Jerry Corken, Individually and as a Springdale Policeman; City of Springdale, Arkansas, A Municipal Corporation; Northland Ins. Co.; John Doe, Employees of the City of Springdale, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1995.

Rehearing Denied May 24, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Lingle, Rogers, AR, argued (Jennifer Horan, Fayetteville, AR, on the brief), for appellant.

Mark R. Hayes, North Little Rock, AR, argued, for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

In June 1992, Benny Watkins filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the city of Springdale, Arkansas, and officers Mike Schriver, Robert Lewis, and Jerry Corken individually, seeking recovery for the injuries he received while in the city drunk tank. Watkins is now permanently paralyzed and faces the remainder of his natural life as a quadriplegic. Before trial the parties agreed to bifurcate the proceedings against the city and the...

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