Legal Opinion
Perry v. Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2006No. Nos. 04-5537, 04-5540, 04-5573PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
A group of Tennessee citizens sued the Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (“Southeastern”), the Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (“Tennessee Foundation”), and various flying services and their respective employees, for allegedly spraying the insecticide malathion on their persons and properties. The plaintiffs asserted a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments. The plaintiffs also asserted a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985, a claim for injunctive relief, and several state-law tort…
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