Legal Opinion
John Madison and Kim Madison v. Richard E. Gerstein and E. Wilson Purdy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1971No. 29390PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This suit is brought by California residents against Richard E. Gerstein, the State Attorney, and E. Wilson Purdy, the Director of Public Safety and Sheriff, of Dade County, Florida, for damages for common law malicious prosecution and false arrest and for invasion of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(1) and 1986. It emanates from a criminal prosecution against the plaintiffs for child abuse, which was dismissed prior to trial. The District Court directed a verdict for the defendants. We affirm.
On July 19, 1967, the 5% month old daughter of the plaintiffs was…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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