Ronnie G. Robins v. Mike Harum, Joe Collins as Sheriff of Chelan County Washington, and Chelan County, a Washington Municipal Corporation, Connie Wallis-Robins v. James Harum, Joe Collins as Sheriff of Chelan County Washington, and Chelan County, a Washington Municipal Corporation

773 F.2d 1004 Ronnie G. ROBINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mike HARUM, Joe Collins as Sheriff of Chelan County Washington, and Chelan County, a Washington municipal corporation, Defendants-Appellants. Connie WALLIS-ROBINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James HARUM, Joe Collins as Sheriff of Chelan County Washington, and Chelan County, a Washington municipal corporation, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 85-3629, 85-3630. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 4, 1985. Decided Oct. 3, 1985. Tim J. Mackin, Taft, Rielly & Mackin, Spokane, Wash., Ronald D. Estes, Platts, Zimmerman & Estes, Wenatchee, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee. E.R. Whitmore, Wenatchee, Wash., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (Spokane). Before WRIGHT, PREGERSON, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. ALARCON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants Mike Harum, James Harum, Joe Collins, and Chelan County appeal from the district court's order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative, for a new trial. Appellants raise two contentions on this appeal: (1) the trial court erred in presenting to…