Sousa v. Casey

The plaintiff brought this civil action against the defendants alleging that on March 17, 1966, he sustained severe personal injuries while being arrested for an alleged motor vehicle violation. The jury returned a verdict against each defendant in the sum of $4,500 and judgments thereon were entered in the Superior Court. The case is here on appeal and cross-appeal filed by the defendants and plaintiff respectively.

The issues raised by the parties make necessary a rather detailed recital of the travel of this case.

On March 13, 1968, plaintiff filed a complaint in the office of the clerk of…