Legal Opinion
Burton v. Waller
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1974No. 72-2311PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is a civil suit seeking recovery of damages for the deaths of two black persons and injuries to three others from gunshot wounds suffered on the campus on Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi, on the night of May 15, 1970. These five persons, plus at least nine other blacks who were wounded but are not parties to the suit, were struck by gunfire laid down by a detachment of officers who were on the campus as a result of student disorders.
The law enforcement detachment from which the gunfire came consisted of 69 persons, from the Mississippi Highway Safety…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Henry Lee Bryan v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Henry Wade, District Attorney, Fidelity & Deposit Co.& Lena GiddensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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