Legal Opinion

Cox v. Durham

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 14, 1904No. 1,960PublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the'United States for the Western District of Missouri.

1Opinion of the Court

THAYER> Circuit Judge.

James T. Cox, the plaintiff in error, brought this action against Edwin R. Durham, the United States marshal for the Western District of Missouri, John E. Morrison, and the American Surety Company of New York, who are the defendants in e.rro'r. The complaint contained two counts, in one of which damages were claimed apparently on account of the abuse or misuse of process, and in the other damages were claimed as for a false imprisonment. The surety company was the surety on the official bond of the marshal, while the other defendant, Morrison, appears to have been one of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. West v. CabellSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Games v. Stiles Ex Dem. DunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
  3. Breedlove & Robeson v. Nicolet & SiggSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
  4. Franklin v. TalmadgeNew York Supreme Court · 1809
  5. State v. Van AukenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Poffenbarger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
  2. O'Neill v. KeelingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
  3. United States ex rel. Mouquin v. HechtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  4. Kalish v. WhiteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
  5. Walton v. WillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944

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