Legal Opinion
Darryl Pruitt v. The City of Montgomery, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 24, 1985No. 84-7571PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellant City of Montgomery (the “City”) challenges a jury verdict in favor of appellee Darryl Pruitt (“Pruitt”) on Pruitt’s claim under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 that a Montgomery police officer’s unconstitutional use of “deadly force” caused him severe and permanent physical injury. The district court held, based upon its earlier decision in Ayler v. Hopper, 532 F.Supp. 198 (M.D.Ala.1981), that the City’s “deadly force” policy was unconstitutional as applied to the shooting of an unarmed fleeing burglary suspect. Finding no issue of disputed material fact on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Candi Ryder v. The City of Topeka and Michael MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Johnson v. MorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Clark v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Charles Leslie and Carlton Leslie v. Frankie E. Ingram, Jr., Duane F. Davis, and Johnny McDaniel DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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