Legal Opinion
McKenna v. City of Memphis
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided June 30, 1982No. 80-2002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Kevin McKenna, and his wife brought an action seeking damages against defendant Sarden, a fellow police officer at the time of the episode in controversy, and the City of Memphis, then employer of both McKenna and Sarden. Plaintiffs’ cause of action against Sarden was based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on common law negligence. Plaintiffs’ cause of action against the City of Memphis was based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-205. McKenna was wounded on or about October 8, 1979, by a shot or shots fired by Sarden while they were chasing a…
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