Patricia Smith, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Brent Robin Smith v. James Freland Peter Schulcz and the City of Springdale, Ohio

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1992-01-06

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BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Patricia Smith appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants in this action, based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . The case concerns the death of her son, who was shot by a policeman while fleeing in his car after a high-speed chase. She contends that the shooting was an unreasonable seizure violating his…

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