Legal Opinion
Asgari v. City of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1997No. S051825PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, C. J.
Plaintiff Ardeshir Asgari was arrested and later charged with a criminal offense. He remained in custody for more than seven months, until he was acquitted following a jury trial. He sued the arresting police officers, and the city that employed them, for false arrest and related causes of action and, following a jury trial, obtained a judgment against the city and one of the officers in the amount of $1,327,000.
We granted review to decide whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury that a police officer’s liability for false arrest may include damages sustained…
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