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CAMPBELL v. CITY OF LEAVENWORTH

No. 83,833.

28 Kan. App.2d 120 (2000)

13 P.3d 917

DIANE CAMPBELL, Administratrix of the Estate of Shawn Perryman, Deceased, Appellant, v. CITY OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, OFFICER TODD A. BLEDSOE, OFFICER ROGER M. HUNDLEY, and OFFICER JEFFREY L. DOWNING, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 3, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Reed Walker, of Mission, for the appellant.

James D. Conkright and Linda S. Skaggs, of Sanders Conkright & Warren, of Kansas City, Missouri, for the appellees.

Before PIERRON, P.J., LEWIS, J., and PAUL E. MILLER, District Judge, assigned.

LEWIS, J.:

In September 1995, police officers employed by the City of Leavenworth shot and killed Shawn Perryman. The administratrix of his estate brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) and common-law negligence, alleging that the City of Leavenworth was liable for Perryman's wrongful death. It was the contention of the administratrix that the officers had used excessive force in shooting and killing Perryman and were negligent in the performance of...

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