Putman v. Gerloff

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1981-01-28

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LAY, Chief Judge. Andrew Putman and Donald Favors appeal from a judgment denying plaintiffs damages for alleged deprivation of their civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . 1 The authorities sued were Elmer Gerloff, Gasconade County Sheriff, and James Crowe, who was Gerloff’s deputy in 1976. The district court directed a verdict for the deputy, Crowe, and thereafte…

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