Legal Opinion
Sidney A. Clark v. Donald Taylor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 17, 1983No. 82-1746PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Defendants appeal from two jury verdicts holding them liable to plaintiff, Douglas S. Gomes, for violation of his constitutional and state law rights and awarding him $75,-000 in compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, as in the proceeding below, defendants challenge both the sufficiency of the evidence to support the liability of each defendant on the theories advanced by plaintiff and the excessiveness of the damage award. The state also objects to the court’s exercise of pendent jurisdiction over it. Having reviewed the record, we find sufficient evidence to…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by121 opinions
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- Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.California Supreme Court · 1993
- Wagenmann v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Ven-Fuel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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