Legal Opinion
Miller v. City of Mission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1983No. 81-1785PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Harold Miller sued the City of Mission, Kansas (City), its former mayor, and several former City council members under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976).1 Miller claimed that defendants’ termination of his employment as assistant police chief deprived him of liberty and property interests in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case was tried to a jury, which returned its verdict by answers to special questions. The court awarded damages to Miller in the amount of $288,395.
On appeal, defendants contend that: (1) the trial court erred in holding, as a matter of law, that…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Kenneth Ray Meade v. Grubbs, Badge No. 128, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff of the County of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Melton v. City of Oklahoma CityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin VigilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Patrick v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Mangels v. PenaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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