Legal Opinion
Elmore v. Corcoran
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1990No. 89-2165PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
The action leading to this appeal was filed by Anna Elmore, who claimed that officials in the Town of Narrows, Virginia, violated her constitutional rights by arresting her after she resisted the termination of her water service over a $7.54 billing dispute. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment against town manager Brad Corcoran and police chief W.H. “Buck” Clemons,1 holding them jointly and *171severally liable for $5,000 in compensatory damages, and holding Corcoran liable for $7,000 in punitive damages.2 Corcoran and Clemons appeal. We reverse.
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