Legal Opinion
Dr. Wayne Smith v. Cleburne County Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1989No. 87-2587, 87-2620, 87-2621 and 87-2622PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGUE, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Dr. Wayne Smith brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that defendants Cleburne County Hospital, members of the Hospital medical staff, and members of the Hospital Board of Governors, terminated his medical staff privileges because he engaged in First Amendment protected speech. After prevailing on the liability phase of a bifurcated court trial, Smith v. Cleburne County Hospital, 607 F.Supp. 919 (E.D.Ark.1985), Smith now appeals from the district court’s failure to award him compensatory damages for lost income, for the loss of business…
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