Legal Opinion
Murphy v. City of Long Beach
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1990No. 87-6667PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a district court’s entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict and its grant of a conditional new trial in the event the judgment notwithstanding the verdict was reversed on appeal. We reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand.
FACTS
In September, 1983, Edward Murphy walked into the street, in front of his home, with a rifle in his hand. There is no indication that Murphy knew that anybody had seen him out in the street. However, Murphy’s neighbor, Eric Chance, had seen him and called the police.
The police dispatcher issued a call that a man was…
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