Legal Opinion
Sharpe v. City of Lewisburg, Tenn.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided January 26, 1988No. 1-85-0099PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
This case presents a question of first impression in the Sixth Circuit. That question is: Is the loss of society and companionship by a mother of her unconstitutionally killed son compensable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983? This Court finds that it is.
Factual Background
On Sunday morning, June 9, 1985, the Lewisburg Police Department received a call from a neighbor of Joel Wesley Sharpe. The neighbor informed the police that Sharpe was armed with a knife and had his mother pinned to the ground. Officer Harris was dispatched to the scene. Before any officers…
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