Spell v. McDaniel

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1987-07-24

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JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge: This is a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in which after two trials Henry Spell was awarded substantial damages against the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina (the City), and Charles McDaniel, a City police officer, as a result of physical injury inflicted on Spell by McDaniel while Spell was in McDaniel’s custody following Spell’s arrest. McDaniel and…

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