Show Mother Opens Suit Against 1 SL Situ Patrolman Charging malicious a attack t t a c k against her son Mrs Iva Parkin 1185 S S. S State Saturday opened civil suit against a Salt Lake policeman policeman policeman police police- man and the Lyric theater asking a total of or in compensatory and punitive damages The suit grew out of the March 5 incident In the lobby of the theater when D. D D D. McPherson Salt Lake police officer allegedly used physical force to evict T Ted d Gordon Symes 20 1185 S. S State from the premises Th suit alleges es that Officer McPherson McPherson Mc Mc- Pherson working for the theater as an extra duty and not noton noton noton on official duty as n police officer placed his right thumb on Mr Symes' Symes chin and forced his fin fingers ers ersInto into Mr Symes' Symes eyes and that Mr Symes blinded and in pain from this attack flailed wildly with h his s fists until he struck the officer and forced him to release this hold Then the suit char charges es the officer officer withdrew his hig service pistol and struck Mr Symes across the head with the pistol butt In an nn official Investigation which followed the Incident the police department upheld Officer McPhersons McPherson's McPhersons Mc- Mc Pherson's actions with Police Chief L. L C. C Crowther noting the officer used what force he considered considered considered con con- necessary nc to do his job The suit filed in Third district court asks compensatory damages damage and 2000 punitive dama dam dam- a ages |