Legal Opinion
Meyer v. City of Oakland
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1980No. Civ. 46899PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RATTIGAN, J.
Respondent John Meyer (plaintiff) commenced this action against appellant City of Oakland (City) and others, seeking damages for injuries he received while he was confined in the Oakland City jail. A jury returned a verdict against the City and awarded plaintiff damages in the amount of $35,000. The City appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict.
The Action
Plaintiffs complaint named the City and Sergeants Lacer and Nisihara, of the Oakland Police Department, as defendants in the action. Plaintiff alleged in the complaint that he was “taken into custody” by the police…
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