Legal Opinion
Praprotnik v. City of St. Louis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1986No. Nos. 85-1145, 85-1267 and 85-1268PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
The City of St. Louis (City) appeals from a jury verdict finding the City liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for depriving James Praprotnik, a laid-off City employee, of his constitutional rights. The jury found (1) that Praprotnik had been penalized for exercising his first amendment rights, and (2) that his lay off had been motivated by improper reasons, depriving him of due process of law. We face a complicated appeal brought by the City made difficult by confusing, bifurcated instructions requested by both parties, the use of two special verdicts for the same damages, and…
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