Legal Opinion
Slaughter v. Winston
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 20, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-70-RPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM.
MERHIGE, District Judge.
On April 4, 1972, plaintiff herein was, on the basis of a jury verdict rendered March 21, 1972, awarded judgment in the sum of $55,000 against Andrew J. Winston in his official capacity as City Sergeant of the City of Richmond, Virginia. That judgment has, by virtue of elapsed time, become final.
On May 17, 1972, plaintiff filed a motion asking for an award of attorney’s fees in addition to the judgment amount on the grounds that the liability giving rise to the judgment was premised upon Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for an unreasonable refusal on the part of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Boyd, Higgins & Goforth, Inc. v. MahoneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Portsmouth Gas Co. v. SanfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation v. Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
3Cited by6 opinions
- Keith Winston Watters v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Brenda Blocker, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- In the Matter of Bernard Christian Slaughter v. Andrew J. Winston. Bernard Christian Slaughter v. City of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- First Florida Bank, N.A. v. R.D.P. of Naples, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Bertha Balark, and Cross-Appellant v. Michael Curtin, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Bertha Balark, and Cross-Appellant v. Michael Curtin, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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