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Taylor v. Prince George's County, Maryland
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 1, 1974No. Civ. 73-1113-HMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERBERT F. MURRAY, District Judge.
Charles Taylor, a minor resident of the District of Columbia, brought this action on November 12, 1973 through his mother, Sarah Taylor, to recover damages against Jay Harrington, an officer of the Prince George’s County, Maryland Police Department [hereinafter the County] for injuries received during an attack by a police dog under Harrington’s supervision. 1 The theoretical bases for this suit are the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Maryland common law governing the torts of negligence and assault and battery. Jurisdiction over the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Moor v. County of AlamedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lincoln County v. LuningSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bradshaw v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Daughtry v. Arlington County, Va.District Court, District of Columbia · 1980
- Schoonfield v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Gray-Hopkins v. Prince George's County, MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2001