Legal Opinion
Dunton v. County of Suffolk
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 28, 1984No. Nos. 542, 543, Dockets 83-7384, 83-7814PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Robert Pfeiffer appeals from a judgment entered against him after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Glasser, J, awarding Emerson Dunton, Jr. $10,000 compensatory damages and $10,000 punitive damages on a state law battery claim. Angela Pfeiffer appeals from a judgment entered against her in the same trial, awarding Dunton $5,000 compensatory damages and $20,000 punitive damages for malicious prosecution. We reverse the judgment against Robert Pfeiffer and remand for a new trial and reverse the judgment against Angela…
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