Legal Opinion
Scruggs v. Haynes
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1967No. Civ. 24199PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRattigan, J.
Action for damages for assault and battery committed by appellant B. Haynes while acting in the course and scope of his employment as a police officer of appellant city. After a nonjury trial, the court entered judgment against the city and Haynes in the amount of $12,000 in compensatory damages and against Haynes alone in the amount of $5,000 as exemplary damages. Both appeal from the judgment.
At an early morning hour on May 18, 1962, appellant Haynes and a fellow officer, Gordon Owens, Avere on duty together as officers in the police department of appellant city. Officer Haynes had been a…
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