Davis v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff, Diane Davis, in her individual capacity and as the personal representative of the estate of Lester Davis, deceased, filed suit in Wayne County Circuit Court on June 21, 1979, against the City of Detroit after the decedent hanged himself while in police custody. The complaint alleged that the decedent’s death resulted from the defective condition of the 11th Precinct holding cell where the decedent was detained and that the police violated the decedent’s constitutional rights. On January 23, 1984, after a lengthy trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff on her…