Legal Opinion

Brockhoff v. Leary

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 18, 1986No. WD 36182PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GAITAN, Judge.

This action was brought by appellant, Larry Brockhoff, a police officer, against his employer, the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and the former Chief of Police, Charles Leary, the respondents.

Brockhoff appeals the judgment rendered upon his first amended petition which was pled in two counts. Count I claims City and Leary violated § 105.510 RSMo. (1978) by not promoting Brockhoff. In Count II, Brockhoff seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the acts pled in Count I. A jury verdict was rendered in favor of Brockhoff and against defendant City on Count I in the amount of…

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