Claiming it was not served properly with the suit, the city of East Point is appealing a $16 million default judgment awarded to the family of a man who died several days after being bonded out of the city jail with a badly bruised face and head and evidence of brain damage.

Johnathan Battle, 24, was arrested in East Point on Jan. 6, 2008, “while attempting with others to remove custom wheels from an automobile,” according to court filings.

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