Legal Opinion
Hardin v. City of Devalls Bluff
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 6, 1974No. 73-289 & 73-290PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLETON HARRIS, Chief Justice.
These cases, consolidated for submission, relate to governmental immunity of cities and counties. Appellant, Patsy Hardin, Ad-ministratrix of the Estate of Nadine Hardin Alsup, alleges in a complaint against both Prairie County, together with its County Judge, and the City of DeValls Bluff and its Mayor, Recorder, and Board of Aldermen that N¡lrs. Alsup was incarcerated at DeValls Bluff for public drunkenness and disturbing the peace by an officer acting in behalf of the City and the County 1 ; that she was confined in the jail, left there without an attendant,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Parish v. PittsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
- Peugh v. OligerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Roberson v. RobersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
- Williams v. Jefferson Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
- Trammell v. Town of RussellvilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Brown v. Wichita State UniversitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- Randall v. Fairmont City Police DepartmentWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
- Estate of Cargill v. City of RochesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Matthews v. MartinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Davis v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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