City of South Bend v. Fleming
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge.
Ted Fleming suffered a tear in the left biceps tendon when he was arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication by five South Bend police officers. His injury occurred as the result of his attempt to avoid being handcuffed during the course of the arrest.
In the resulting suit against the City of South Bend and the five individual officers (hereinafter collectively referred to as the City), a jury awarded Ted Fleming $15,000 for personal injuries and also awarded Jeanette Fleming, his wife, $5,000 for loss of services of her husband.
The City argues on appeal that the…
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