Legal Opinion
Diana Pepper Sevigny v. Andrew F. Dicksey, Individually, and the Town of Carolina Beach, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1988No. 87-3550, 87-3571PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that a police officer had violated the plaintiff’s fourth amendment rights by arresting her without probable cause. Following the jury verdict, which necessarily found that the arrest was made without probable cause, the district court denied defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict based on his claim of qualified immunity. We agree with the district court’s conclusion that the officer was not entitled to…
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3Cited by129 opinions
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