Legal Opinion
Colvin v. McDougall
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 1995No. Nos. 93-2931, 93-3014PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Lee County, Florida Sheriff John McDou-gall appeals the award of $100,000 in punitive damages against him in his individual capacity for injuries to Charles Colvin arising out of an incident between Colvin and deputies from the Lee County Sheriffs Department. We vacate that award.
Charles Colvin was arrested for DUI early one morning. Colvin was discovered asleep in his truck by Lee County deputies. Deputy Curtis, the co-defendant in this ease was called to the scene. Testimony conflicts about Colvin’s belligerence and about how much of a struggle occurred when the…
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