Dale J. Richard A. GERO , et al. City of Pittsfield, Defendant, Appellant. Argued May 8, Decided July 27, Francis D. Dibble, Jr. John F. Rogers , Pittsfield, Mass. Edward M. Reilly , Pittsfield, Mass. These appeals arise from a 42 U. Gero and his wife, Donna, brought suit against Richard A. Henault and Edward Sherman , detectives in the police department of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Anthony Pires , captain of detectives and acting chief of police at the time the alleged civil rights violation occurred, and the City of Pittsfield.
After a jury trial, a verdict was returned for all defendants on the claims by Donna Gero. The jury found for the defendants Henault and Sherman in Dale J. Gero 's action against them. It returned verdicts in favor of Gero in his actions against Pires and the City of Pittsfield. The district court set aside the verdict against Pires and entered judgment n.
It denied Pittsfield's motions for judgment n. Gero appeals the judgment n. The city appeals the court 's refusal to grant its motions for judgment n. Gero has not appealed the judgments on the verdicts in favor of Henault and Sherman.
Donna Gero has not appealed. We affirm the judgment n. The issue is whether the arrest of Dale J. The specific constitutional violation alleged was the issuance by the city and the use by the police of an invalid arrest warrant. Our review of the evidence is guided by two standards. On the judgment n. Robinson v. Watts Detective Agency, Inc. Rios v. Empresas Lineas Maritimas Argentinas , F.
In the case against the city, we review the evidence and the inferences that can be fairly drawn from it in the light most favorable to the plaintiff Gero, the prevailing party. Watts , supra, at ; DeVasto v. Faherty , F. Bombardier, Ltd. We start with the testimony of Cynthia Phiffer. In early October , Cynthia and her sister met a man called "J. After he had bought them a drink, Cynthia and her sister asked him to drive them home, which he did. On the drive home, J.
