Barbara Freeman v. City of Modesto

993 F.2d 882 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Barbara FREEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MODESTO, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-15125. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 12, 1993. Decided May 7, 1993. Before GOODWIN, NOONAN and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Barbara Freeman appeals the district court's partial directed verdict for the officers on the claim of negligence. We affirm. 3 We review the district court's grant of the directed verdict de novo. In Re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases, 960 F.2d 806, 816 (9th Cir.1992). A directed verdict should not be granted unless the evidence, considered in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, " 'permits only one conclusion as to the verdict.' " Flores v. Pierce, 617 F.2d 1386, 1389 (9th Cir.) (quoting Kay v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 548 F.2d 1370, 1372 (9th Cir.1977)), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 875 (1980). 4 Freeman's argument that the district…