Legal Opinion
Jones v. Board of Police Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1988No. 87-1097PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
James Jones, the plaintiff in this 42 U.S. C. § 1983 action for damages, appeals from a judgment entered by the District Court1 after a jury verdict for the defendants. The incident upon which the action is based occurred in O’Fallon Park in the city of St. Louis on April 13, 1982. There is a sharp dispute as to what transpired that evening.
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Jones testified that he stopped in the park to inspect an unusual noise coming from the rear of his vehicle. When shortly thereafter gunshots were fired by an unknown assailant and a bullet shattered the back windshield of his car,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Rudolph v. Campbell, Jr. v. James GreerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Janine G. Chohlis v. Cessna Aircraft CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Charles Petty v. Ideco, a Division of Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Scno Barge Lines, Inc. v. Anderson Clayton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Edward E. Pinkham v. Maine Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Jerry McCrary v. Dennis Shaw, John Mills, and Edward CourtneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- James Ross v. J.M. Jones, K.A. Wandrey, Robin Webb and Larry DittnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Morello v. JamesDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1992
- James Jones v. Board Of Police CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988