Legal Opinion
Bennett v. City of Grand Prairie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1989No. 88-1493PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The district court held that police officers had probable cause to arrest a husband and wife, and that even if they did not, the officers and the cities that employed them were immune from suit. Because the police had probable cause to arrest the wife, and the officers and cities are immune from suit for arresting the husband even if they did not have probable cause, we affirm.
*402I. The Facts
Associates Cash Express (ACE) is a commercial check-cashing enterprise with an office in Grand Prairie, Texas. Because ACE keeps large sums of cash at its offices, its office…
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