Legal Opinion
Leslie Landrum, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Roy Lee Landrum, Deceased v. John Moats and Robert J. Rockwell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1978No. 77-1656PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Leslie Landrum, special administratrix of the estate of her son, Roy Lee Landrum, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970) and a common law tort action against Omaha police officers John Moats and Robert Rockwell seeking damages for the shooting death of her son as he fled from the scene of a burglary. The jury found for the defendants, and the district court denied post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. Plaintiff then brought this appeal asserting primarily that the district court erred in its rulings on these…
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