Legal Opinion

Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Fred Hofheinz

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 1, 1981No. 78-3755PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In our original decision, Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Hofheinz, 616 F.2d 202 (5th Cir. 1980), we stayed the issuance of the mandate pending consideration of an additional damage claim in light of the recent pronouncements in Owen v. City of Independence, 445 U.S. 622, 100 S.Ct. 1398, 63 L.Ed.2d 673 (1980) and the Fifth Circuit case construing Owen, Familias Unidas v. Briscoe, 619 F.2d 391 (5th Cir. 1980). Upon reconsideration of the present case, we remain firm in our conviction that the District Court correctly stated the law concerning immunity of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Familias Unidas, an Unincorporated Association, and Irma Torrez v. Dolph BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Fred HofheinzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Spell v. McDanielDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1984
  2. Kincaid v. RuskCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Karl J. Kirchberg v. Joan Paillot Feenstra, Defendant-Third-Party v. David C. Treen and State of Louisiana, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  4. Desisto College, Inc. And Loren E. Horner v. Thomas P. LineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Raul Espino, Jr., Etc. v. Raul BesteiroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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