[DOWNLOAD] "Green V. Francis" by United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Green V. Francis
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 22, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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Defendants David L. Francis, Harold Smith, Thomas Upchurch, Thomas C. Matthews, John T. Underwood, and Herbert Cunningham appeal from the decision of the district court overruling their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (j.n.o.v.) or alternatively for a new trial, in this civil rights action involving claims brought against them under the fourth and fourteenth amendments and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1988. They present two principal contentions on appeal: (1) that the district court erred in denying their motion for a j.n.o.v. or a new trial because there was insufficient evidence upon which to submit the case to the jury, or to support the verdict of the jury; and (2) that the district court erred in denying their motion for a new trial because the jury verdict determining damages was so excessive as to show caprice and prejudice on the part of the jury. We hold that these contentions are without merit and affirm the decision of the district court, except for one small modification hereafter noted.