Beck Ex Rel. Estate of Beck v. Haik

BOGGS, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights suit appeal from the judgment entered against them after a jury verdict for the defendants. The plaintiffs challenge the correctness of several of the district court’s rulings on the admission of evidence and other trial matters, and argue that the effect of these rulings substantially prejudiced their case. Though we do not accept all of the plaintiffs’ contentions, we agree that a number of errors occurred, and that these were sufficiently prejudicial to require a new trial. We therefore reverse and remand.

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