Legal Opinion
Walter L. Fletcher, Jr. v. Anthony O'donnell, City of Allentown
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 8, 1989No. 88-1494PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Chief Judge:
Walter L. Fletcher, Jr., the plaintiff in a Civil Rights Act suit against police officer Anthony O’Donnell and his employer, the City of Allentown, Pennsylvania, appeals from a judgment in Fletcher’s favor against Officer O’Donnell but in favor of the City. The judgment against Officer O’Donnell was entered on a jury verdict finding $750.00 in compensatory and $750.00 in punitive damages. Fletcher contends that the damage verdict was the result of an improper instruction and that a new trial should be awarded. The judgment in favor of the City of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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