Jordan v. Abernathy

CRANE, Judge.

Plaintiff Lawrence G. Jordan appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, Harry Abernathy, a St. Louis police officer, after a jury trial on Jordan’s petition for damages in which he alleged Abernathy had intentionally assaulted him. Jordan claims the trial court erred in excluding certain evidence, in failing to grant a mistrial, and in instructing the jury. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the facts adduced at trial reveal that Jordan, who ran a pizza parlor and a liquor store, was arrested on October 17, 1981 for a business violation and…