Legal Opinion
Dauffenbach v. City of Wichita
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided January 20, 1983No. 53,423PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Abbott, J.:
This is an action for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Robert C. Dauffenbach, in an altercation with two officers of the Wichita Police Department. The defendants are the two police officers, Victor Cawthorn. and Robert K. Leonard, and the City of Wichita. Dauffenbach was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of the injuries he sustained.
The case was tried to the court and judgment entered for the defendants. Dauffenbach appeals, contending that the force used *304by the two officers in arresting him was excessive as a matter of law; that the force used by the two…
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