Legal Opinion
Alvarado v. City of Dodge City
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided October 25, 1985No. 56,588PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Prager, J.:
This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Lorraine Alvarado, to recover damages for false arrest, assault, defamation, and violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). The case was submitted to a jury which brought in a verdict in favor of the defendants. Plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeals which reversed and remanded the case for a new trial (Alvarado v. City of Dodge City, 10 Kan. App. 2d 363, 702 P.2d 935 [1985]). The defendants Aleo Discount Stores and Robert Fox then filed a petition for review which was granted by…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lusby v. T.G. & Y. Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- David K. Guenther v. Mark Holmgreen and City of Black River FallsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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