Legal Opinion
Ruth Johnson v. John Rogers, County of Meeker of the State of Minnesota
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1980No. 79-1441, 79-1457PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHATZ, District Judge.
In this civil rights action, 1 the defendant below, Sheriff John Rogers of Meeker County, Minnesota, was found liable by a jury for the damages suffered by the plaintiff, Ruth Johnson, in connection with her termination from employment as a deputy sheriff. Sheriff Rogers appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict, and Ms. Johnson cross-appeals from a remittitur ordered by the district court. 2 For reasons stated below, we affirm on both the appeal and cross-appeal.
During the spring and summer of 1974, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office experienced a number of…
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