Doris Berry, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lee F. Berry, Jr., Deceased v. City of Detroit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1994-08-23

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RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge. A jury awarded Doris Berry (plaintiff), six million dollars for the death of her son, Lee Berry, Jr., who was shot by a Detroit police officer. On appeal, the City of Detroit (City) raises three arguments. First, the City asserts that plaintiff failed to offer any evidence that the City’s policymakers had adopted a policy or ratified a custom…

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