Legal Opinion
Parker v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1988No. Nos. 86-7233, 86-7369PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a jury award of compensatory and punitive damages for liability under state tort law and 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. We resume our consideration of this case after receiving a response to the question we certified to the Supreme Court of Alabama. 519 So.2d 442 (Ala.1987).
I. Background
Lolita Parker spent the night in the Macon County jail after a bar scuffle in which she hit a woman on the head with a glass. The following morning, on July 1,1984, the chief jailer, James Williams, offered to help Parker get home. Williams agreed to arrange for Parker’s…
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