Legal Opinion
Putman v. Gerloff
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1981No. 80-1202PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Andrew Putman and Donald Favors appeal from a judgment denying plaintiffs damages for alleged deprivation of their civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 The authorities sued were Elmer Gerloff, Gasconade County Sheriff, and James Crowe, who was Gerloff’s deputy in 1976. The district court directed a verdict for the deputy, Crowe, and thereafter submitted plaintiffs’ case against the sheriff to the jury. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and this appeal followed. Error is claimed in directing a verdict in favor of Crowe and in giving certain jury instructions.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by118 opinions
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