Legal Opinion
Colpoys v. Foreman
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 13, 1947No. 9344PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
In August, 1941, appellee filed a complaint against the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia and his surety. Trial resulted in a verdict that was set aside and is not here on appeal. In 1944 the marshal died and his executors were substituted as defendants. In 1945 the issues for retrial were limited to an alleged forcible and unlawful entry and “any consequent damage that may have resulted therefrom.” The amended complaint alleges that in January, 1940, the marshal’s deputies forced their way into appellee’s home, and beat and arrested him, in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Meagher v. DriscollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- State ex rel. McPherson v. BecknerIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- McAfee v. CroffordSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Swanson v. WillisDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1953
- Tyler v. DixsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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