Legal Opinion
Brett G. Palmer v. City of Monticello and Kent Adair, Individually and as Chief of Police
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1994No. 91-4221PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
The City of Monticello, Utah, and its Chief of Police, Kent Adair, appeal a judgment on a jury verdict for the plaintiff, Brett Palmer, a former Monticello police officer. Palmer brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming his due process rights were violated when he was terminated from employment as a Monticello police officer. A state law claim was also made but is not involved now. The jury awarded Palmer $1 in damages from Adair and $253,188 from the city, 731 F.Supp. 1503. Both defendants moved for judgment NOV, a new trial, or remittitur. The district…
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