Legal Opinion
Victor H. Cipriano v. State of Rhode Island
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 11, 1984No. 83-1937, 84-1035 and 84-1089PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Rhode Island tort law for assault and battery and malicious prosecution by plaintiffs-appellees, Victor H. Cipriano and Edward F. Tutalo, against Edward Bennett of the Providence police force and Rhode Island state police officers, Alvin T. Pontarelli and Robert A. Magnan. 1 The ease went to the jury against Bennett on the section 1983 count and the state assault and battery count; the case against Troopers Pontarelli and Magnan included these two counts plus the count for malicious prosecution. The…
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