CRUZ v. TOWN OF NORTH PROVIDENCE

No. 2003-68-Appeal.

833 A.2d 1237 (2003)

Jose CRUZ v. TOWN OF NORTH PROVIDENCE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward G. Lawson, Jr., Pawtucket, for Plaintiff.

Todd D. White, Providence/Danielle R. Menard, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., FLANDERS, GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, and SUTTELL, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, is a municipality liable when one of its police officers allegedly assaulted and battered a person arrested for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated? Because the evidence introduced at trial failed to show that the officer's alleged misconduct was the product of a municipal practice or policy, we answer this question in the negative and affirm the judgment in favor of the municipality...

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