Legal Opinion
Vicki Westcott, Administratrix v. Joseph C. Crinklaw, City of Omaha, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1995No. 94-2543PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Vicki Westeott appeals from the district court’s entry of judgment in favor of Joseph C. Crinklaw following a jury trial. Westeott brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) and 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp. V 1993), alleging that Crinklaw, an Omaha, Nebraska police officer, used excessive and unreasonable force when he shot and killed her husband, Arden Westeott. Following an eight day trial, the jury returned a verdict in Crink-law’s favor. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for a new trial.
Crinklaw testified that, on the morning of…
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