Dickey v. Fluhart

Plaintiff, Clifford Dickey, appeals as of right from a judgment and from certain orders as rendered in an Oakland County Circuit Court bench trial as to the defendant police officers and their city employer. The defendant police officers, Fluhart and Jelly, and the City of Novi cross-appeal. Consideration of only a partial transcript on appeal has been stipulated to and defendant Guardian Alarm Company is not a party to this appeal.

Factually, it appears from the findings of the trial judge that the injuries complained of were inflicted upon plaintiff during the course of a lawful arrest as…