Legal Opinion

De Busk v. Harvin

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 15, 1954No. 14684_1PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This suit was originally filed by appellant in the state district court of Lubbock County, Texas, to recover damages from appellees individually for their alleged malicious acts in causing appellant’s dismissal from his former Federal employment with the Veterans Administration Regional Office at Lubbock, Texas. The complaint alleges that appellees “conspired against Plaintiff to hurt him, and to eventually effect his removal from government service” because he was critical of certain alleged gambling and drinking activities by other employees of that government agency;…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  2. Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp. v. HirschSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Maryland v. Soper, JudgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. Cooper v. O'CONNORCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Andrew Pretka v. Kolter City Plaza II, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  3. George G. Allman v. W. H. HanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  4. Florence O'CampO v. Edna Hardisty, Paul H. Wright, R. v. Rushford, N. P. Hughes and N. DrakulichCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
  5. Frank Ward v. Major General W. T. Hudnell, and Lieutenant Colonel Raymond F. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966

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