Legal Opinion
Rodney McGautha v. Jackson County, Missouri, Collections Department
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1994No. 94-1532PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Rodney J. McGautha filed suit against his employer, Jackson County, Missouri, under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. He appeals from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict in favor of the county, alleging error in the district court’s jury instruction regarding municipal liability. Additionally, McGau-tha alleges that the district court abused its discretion in precluding the jury from hearing evidence regarding an earlier demand for arbitration and receipt of an arbitration award. We affirm.
I. Background
McGautha worked in the county’s collections department from October…
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