Legal Opinion
Kelson v. City of Springfield
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1985No. 84-4403PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Duane and Eleanor Kelson (the Kelsons) appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their complaint alleging a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a pendent state cause of action for negligence arising out of the suicide of their fourteen year-old son, Brian Kelson. This appeal requires us to resolve the narrow question whether parents possess a constitutionally protected liberty interest in the companionship and society of their child, deprivation of which is actionable under section 1983. Because we conclude that a cognizable liberty interest does exist in the…
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