Legal Opinion
Lois Thurston Kibbe, Administrator of the Estate of Clinton Thurston v. City of Springfield
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 27, 1985No. 85-1078PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Lois Thurston Kibbe, administratrix of the estate of Clinton Thurston, filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that appellant City of Springfield and a number of its police officers deprived Thurston of his civil rights in a motor vehicle pursuit that ended with a police officer shooting Thurston in the head, causing his death. The jury returned verdicts against the police officer who fired the fatal shot and against the City, but found for three other officers. 1 It awarded one dollar in compensatory damages and five hundred dollars in punitive damages…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by92 opinions
- Brower Ex Rel. Estate of Caldwell v. County of InyoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- Annabelle Lipsett v. University of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Spell v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- 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
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