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BASISTA v. WEIR

Civ. A. No. 61-226.

225 F.Supp. 619 (1964)

Frank BASISTA, Plaintiff, v. Walter WEIR, Chief of Police, City of Duquesne, Charles Scalese, Captain of Police, and Vernon Smith, Police Officer, all of the City of Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Defendants.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

January 10, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Alan Sherman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

John E. Evans, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants Walter Weir and Charles Scalese.

T. Robert Brennan, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant Vernon Smith.

ROSENBERG, District Judge.

A jury returned a verdict for $1500 in favor of the plaintiff Basista as punitive damages in a Civil Rights action against the defendant Scalese, an arresting officer in a former criminal prosecution in a State court. The defendant Scalese is here on motions for a new trial and for judgment in accordance with a previous motion for a directed verdict. The Western Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police...

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