Legal Opinion
Robert L. Pierson v. J. L. Ray
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1965No. 21325PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge:
The appellants brought an action against the appellees alleging a common-law tort claim for false imprisonment and a statutory 1 claim for damages for a deprivation of civil rights. The appellants were clergymen. One of them is a Negro. The appellees Ray, Griffith and Nichols were police officers of the City of Jackson, Mississippi. The appellee Spencer was the Police Justice and Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace, Hinds County, Mississippi.
Fifteen clergymen in clerical attire, including the appellants, were participants in a so-called prayer pilgrimage. Most of the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney HansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Mrs. Frances B. Chafin v. Dr. Harry D. PrattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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