Legal Opinion
Gregory R. Swink v. City of Pagedale, Daniel J. O'COnnOr and Tony D. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1987No. 85-2384PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Gregory R. Swink appeals from a judgment in favor of the City of Pagedale, Missouri and two of its police officers, Daniel J. O’Connor and Tony D. Gibson. Swink, who is black, brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that while in police custody on September 3, 1981, he was beaten with a blackjack by Gibson while O’Connor, a superior officer, watched but did not intervene. Swink further alleged that the failure of the City to investigate his charges or to discipline the officers made the beating part of official city policy.
The case was tried to a jury. At the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Aldridge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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