Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Meeks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 10, 1981No. 79-707PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, Linda Roberts, filed a complaint against Dallas County; the Dallas County Commission; W.D. Nichols, sheriff of Dallas County; Donald Meeks, the jailer; and convicts Johnson and Butler. The allegations of the complaint are summarized as follows:
On May 28, 1977, between the hours of 3 P.M. and 6:45 P.M., the plaintiff suffered a grievous ordeal of bodily injury at the hands of two inmates of the Dallas County Jail. She was kidnapped from her home and small children and taken into the woods, some distance away. During the span of approximately three hours and forty-five minutes,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lorence v. Hospital Bd. of Morgan CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Smith v. PottsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Cook v. County of St. ClairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Trabits v. First National Bank of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Home Indem. Co. v. AndersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
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