Shahid v. City of Detroit

SAM H. BELL, District Judge.

The death of James Braxton on September 9, 1984 in a Detroit jail gave birth to the litigation resulting in the instant appeal. Plaintiff Elizabeth Shahid, appellant here, was appointed to represent the estate of Mr. Braxton. She contends that the court below committed prejudicial error in two evidentiary rulings during the trial proceedings. The trial jury resolved the case in favor of all defendants.

Appellant further states that the trial judge erred in denying a new trial in her case against the City of Detroit, James O’Connor, Ralph Wilkowitz, Joseph Schmidt,…