Legal Opinion
Donald Hawkins etc. v. City of Farmington
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1999No. 98-3581PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Donald and Amy Hawkins appeal an award of summary judgment in favor of the City of Farmington and the City of Farmington Police Department, as well as a grant of judgment as a matter of law in favor of Farmington Police Officer Robert Walters. We reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand this case to the district court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
I. Background
Donald Hawkins (“Hawkins”) was severely injured in a collision between a police car and the motorcycle Hawkins was driving. In Count I of the First Amended Complaint, Hawkins brings…
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- Donald Hawkins Amy Hawkins v. City of Farmingtondefendant-Appellee Farmington Police Department Robert L. Walters, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Officer of the Farmington Police Department Missouri State Highway Patrol John Doe, and All Other Unknown and Unnamed Officers and Employees of the City of Farmington Police Department and the Missouri State Highway PatrolCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999