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YADA v. SIMPSON

No. 24789.

913 P.2d 1261 (1996)

William L. YADA and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Appellants, v. Fred Joseph SIMPSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rawlings, Olson & Cannon and Peter M. Angulo, Las Vegas, for Appellants.

Peter L. Flangas, Las Vegas; Todd Nelson, Las Vegas, for Respondent.

OPINION

ROSE, Justice:

A jury found appellants William L. Yada and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) liable to respondent Fred Joseph Simpson for false imprisonment and battery. We reverse the judgment with respect to the claim of false imprisonment and the award of attorney's fees to Simpson. We affirm the judgment with respect to the claim of battery.

FACTS

Early in the morning on August 6, 1986, Simpson...

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