Legal Opinion
Graves v. City of Bolivar
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided September 27, 1957No. 1504PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. JASPER SMITH, District Judge.
On July 11, 1957, plaintiff commenced this action for damages, alleging violation by defendants of the Civil Rights Act, Title 42, U.S.C.A. § 1983, as a result of plaintiff’s arrest by the deputy city marshal of Bolivar, and his confinement in the Polk County jail. The substance of the allegations of the complaint is that the defendants, severally and act*626ing in concert with each other, deprived plaintiff of his liberty by procuring and causing his arrest and incarceration unlawfully, maliciously and without due process of law, but under color of state law.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- R. W. Agnew v. City of Compton, a Municipal Corporation H. R. Lindemulder and Frank SpragueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Charlton v. City of HialeahCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Brown v. City of CraigSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Hewitt v. City of JacksonvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Ulrich v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Taylor v. NicholsDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1976
- Burke v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- Beker Phosphate Corp. v. MuirheadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Egan v. City of AuroraDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1959
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