1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.App.3d
  4. 69 Cal.App.3d
  5. 69 Cal.App.3d 325 (1977)
 

KORTUM v. ALKIRE

Docket No. 38947.

69 Cal.App.3d 325 (1977)

138 Cal. Rptr. 26

FRED KORTUM et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. JAMES ALKIRE, Individually and as City Manager, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

April 26, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Jacobs, Sills & Coblentz, Nicholas B. Waranoff, Amitai Schwartz, Charles Marson, Vilma S. Martinez, Sanford Jay Rosen, William Bennett Turner, Lowell Johnston and Anthony G. Amsterdam for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Russ, McConnell & Tarkington, C. Tarkington, Charles J. Williams and George G. Barnes for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

ROUSE, J.

In this action plaintiffs challenge the legality of certain directives and practices of the Pleasant Hill Police Department which they contend authorized the use of deadly force in the apprehension of suspects following the commission of nonviolent felonies. At the time of the filing of this action, the four plaintiffs, Fred and Flora Kortum, Lena Taylor and Jacqueline Reynolds, were all residents and taxpayers of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases