Legal Opinion
Basista v. Weir
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 8, 1965No. 14816PublishedCited by 319 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
I. Statement oe Facts
The plaintiff-appellant, Frank Basista, a resident of Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, brought suit under § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871,17 Stat. 13, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, the Fourteenth Amendment, section 1, and the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The defendants are Walter Weir, Chief of Police of Duquesne, Captain Charles Scalese, and Patrolman Vernon Smith of the Duquesne police force. Jurisdiction lies in the court below under § 1343, Title 28 U.S.C. See Hague v. C. I. 0., 307 U.S. 496, 59 S.Ct. 954, 83 L.Ed.…
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