Legal Opinion
Harmasse Leclair and Elizabeth Leclair, Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. William Saunders, Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 26, 1980No. 1070, 1098, Dockets 79-7113, 79-7759PublishedCited by 395 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
A dairy farm inspector employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, William Saunders, appeals from an adverse judgment in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging a violation of equal protection of the laws, brought by appellees Harmasse (“Red”) and Elizabeth LeClair, owners of a Vermont dairy farm. Following a two-day jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, before Albert W. Coffrin, Judge, the jury returned a verdict for the LeClairs and awarded damages of $44,152. The district court subsequently ordered a partial new trial on the…
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