[DOWNLOAD] "Martin Melina v. Sergeant William Chaplin" by Supreme Court of Minnesota # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Martin Melina v. Sergeant William Chaplin
- Author : Supreme Court of Minnesota
- Release Date : January 10, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
Description
A Hennepin County jury found that on June 12, 1976 appellant William Chaplin, a Minneapolis police officer, had assaulted and battered respondent during the course of and following an arrest of the respondent. Following entry of judgment awarding respondent $2,000 in compensatory damages and $35,000 in punitive damages, the trial court denied appellants motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, for a remittitur of the punitive damages award. Appellants appeal from that order. We affirm.