Goines v. James

WORKMAN, Chief Justice:

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Sarah Goines and Curtis Goines from an April 16, 1992, order of the Circuit Court of Wood County denying the Appellants’ motion to set aside a jury verdict and grant a new trial. The Appellants filed suit on June 13, 1988, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1981) based upon alleged violations of their Fourth Amendment rights. 1 On March 6, 1992, the jury returned a defense verdict. 2 The Appellants’ primary contention turns upon the single issue of whether a police officer’s conduct in following a misdemeanant in hot…